Boutique consulting to kickstart the robotic & digital revolution in life science laboratories & companies
About Max Schulz
Robotics engineer turned entrepreneur with a broad horizon working on building a better future for life scientists. Based in Zurich.Notable projects:
- Deep experience in robotics: Designed & implemented control and estimation algorithms to do acrobatic maneuvers with drones. Work was featured worldwide (High Speed Experiments, Rope Bridge Build, Rapyuta Robotics)
- Co-led the SiLA 2 Workgroup to establish a new way of connecting scientific instruments in laboratories. Ex-Member of the board of directors and established & led the open-source reference implementations
- Technical Lead (CTO) for the life science software startup UniteLabs, leading several product developments & projects: SiLA Browser, UniteFlow, Robotic Lab Assistant
- Several confidential IT projects at Roche about Lab Digitalization
Services
I specialize in software architecture, product development, and project management for life science software solutions, including scientific instruments and robotics. I also have freelance partnerships for software development.Resources:
- My view on project management
- My view on managing knowledge in a team
Principles
It is essential to have principles in work & life. Some of my work principles are:
- Direction over speed: If you’re pointed in the wrong direction, it doesn’t matter how fast you’re traveling. We’re choosing the illusion of progress over what really matters.
- Reduce to the maximum: In general, people like to add features to an existing body instead of removing it. (Source) Be aware and offer the possibility to think of subtractive solutions.
- Radically transparent: Be transparent about your actions and your thoughts, don’t be afraid of what others think. Share truth-seeking processes with like-minded people.It is important for me that we find out the best path forward and are not afraid of bringing up inconvenient truths.