Jostein Malmo holds an M.Sc. in industrial chemistry and biotechnology and a Ph.D. in biotechnology from NTNU (Trondheim, Norway). While his previous research focused on gene therapy, immunology, and virology, recombinant protein production in bacteria has been the focus since he joined Vectron. His main research interests include improvement of recombinant protein production in E. coli and development of innovative expression systems, such as microbial secretion systems for biopharmaceutical proteins and enzymes. Jostein has been with Vectron Biosolutions working as CSO since 2016.