Primary Job Title Chief Executive Officer Primary Organization LambdaVision
Location Hartford, Connecticut, United States Regions East Coast, New England, Northeastern US Gender Female
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Nicole Wagner obtained her PhD in Molecular and Cell Biology from the University of Connecticut under the advising of Dr. Robert Birge. Nicole entered the graduate program in 2007 and spent the majority of her graduate career working on optimizing retinal-containing proteins for application in devices. During the course of her PhD research, she
played a critical role in the proof-of-concept experiments, which helped to found LambdaVision in May 2009. Through the use of site-directed mutagenesis, site-specific saturation mutagenesis, and directed evolution, Nicole was able to genetically engineer the protein, bacteriorhodopsin, for a variety of device applications, including protein-based holographic and 3-dimensional memories, a chemical detection sensor, and, most recently, a protein-based retinal implant.
Nicole is an accomplished scientist and entrepreneur with numerous peer-reviewed publications, and has presented her research at both National and International meetings. In 2012, Nicole Wagner received the Connecticut Technology Council’s Women of Innovation “Collegian Innovation and Leadership Award” for her work with LambdaVision, and most recently was listed as one of CT Magazine’s 40 under 40 for the class of 2015. Nicole currently serves as LambdaVision’s President and CEO. Since taking on the role of CEO, Nicole Wagner has been successful in securing over $1.5M in local, state, and government funding to accelerate the research, development, and commercialization of LambdaVision’s retinal implant.
