An in­ter­view with

Dr. Ka­tha­ri­na Ho­hen­wall­ner | Ap­pli­ca­ti­on Spe­cia­list

“A sci­en­tist in his la­bo­ra­to­ry is not a mere tech­ni­ci­an: he is also a child con­fron­ting na­tu­ral phe­no­me­na that im­press him as though they were fairy ta­les.”

– Ma­rie Cu­rie

1) What is your role at Plas­mi­on?

I am a Field Ap­pli­ca­ti­on Spe­cia­list and joi­n­ed the com­pa­ny in De­cem­ber 2024. My role bridges la­bo­ra­to­ry work and di­rect cus­to­mer en­ga­ge­ment – I per­form de­mons­tra­ti­ons, sup­port cus­to­mers, and de­ve­lop ap­pli­ca­ti­ons for SICRIT® and Ha­Voc.

2) What skills are par­ti­cu­lar­ly va­luable for your work at Plas­mi­on?

I think one of the most va­luable skills I bring is my ge­nui­ne fa­sci­na­ti­on with the tech­no­lo­gy, as well as a wil­ling­ness to try new things. My PhD ex­pe­ri­ence taught me how to hand­le chal­lenges and ad­apt when things don’t go as plan­ned, which is es­sen­ti­al in ap­pli­ca­ti­on de­ve­lo­p­ment.

3) What do you va­lue most about working at Plas­mi­on?

I va­lue many things at Plas­mi­on, espe­ci­al­ly the gre­at team­work, open dis­cus­sions, and strong sup­port among col­le­agues. Bey­ond that, I love the dri­ve for in­no­va­ti­on, the ex­ci­te­ment of pushing mass spec­tro­me­try into new are­as, and the out­side-the-box thin­king that makes every day ex­ci­ting. It’s sim­ply fun to work here!