Florian Eggenhofer
Senior Scientist at BioNTech SE
Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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Top SchoolFlorian Eggenhofer is a Senior Scientist and bioinformatics researcher with 14 years of experience bridging molecular biology and computational oncology, currently focused on GxP-compliant analyses and computer system validation at BioNTech. He holds a PhD in Molecular Biology from Universität Wien and built his research career on high-throughput RNA sequencing, probabilistic models, and data visualisation during a productive postdoc at Universität Freiburg. Florian pairs functional programming practices with hands-on pipeline engineering to produce reproducible, auditable workflows for clinical-grade research. An active open-source contributor, he helps maintain and automate conda packaging for the widely used Bioconda channel, ensuring bioinformatics tools are easier to install and deploy. He brings a practical blend of academic rigor and production-oriented tooling that accelerates translation from sequencing data to actionable insights.
14 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Biology, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Molecular Biology at Universität Wien
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Github Skills (14)
bioinformatics10
sh10
bash10
conda10
script10
shell10
package-management10
scripting10
build-automation10
python6
r5
rust5
github-ci4
githubaction-workflow4
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
bioconda/bioconda-recipes
Apr 2016 - Jan 2020
Conda recipes for the bioconda channel.
Role in this project:
Automation Engineer / Build & Release Engineer
Automation Engineer / Build & Release EngineerContributions:8 reviews, 55 commits, 102 PRs in 3 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Florian primarily contributes to the development and maintenance of build scripts for conda recipes within the bioconda repository. They frequently add or modify build.sh scripts for various bioinformatics tools, including Xtail, riboseq-rust, cmv, pymisc-utils, rpfcountcds, riborex, rnalien, and biobaseHTTPtools. These contributions involve tasks such as dependency management, file copying, shebang modifications, and adjustments to build processes to ensure successful package creation within the conda environment.
biocondacondabioinformaticspackage-management
eggzilla/BiobaseHTTPTools
Dec 2018 - Jan 2020
Tools for NCBI Entrez
Contributions:3 releases, 2 PRs, 47 pushes in 1 year 1 month
entrezncbi
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