The team

Leyre Aramendia

Research Biochemist

Leyre joined Asparia in 2019 as a Research Biochemist working in both the Glycobiology and Analytical Chemistry teams. Before joining Asparia Leyre had gained industry experience in biopharmaceutical production at a large CRO.

Leyre has ample experience in the production and analysis of synthetic glycans and glycopeptides. Her work concentrates on the enzymatic synthesis of complex oligosaccharides and glycopeptides. In addition, she is involved in the analysis of N and O-glycans and the isolation of glycans from natural sources.

Leyre studied Biochemistry at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain) and obtained a Master of Science degree in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Spain).

Niels Reichardt

Founder and CEO

Leyre Aramendia

Research Biochemist

Ane Rodrigo

Sales & Marketing Manager

Leticia Pardo

Project Manager & Senior Research Chemist

Francisco Gonzalez

Research Chemist

Anna Ballesteros

Research Chemist

Antoine Lesur

Head of Analytics

Amaiur Odriozola

Senior Research Chemist

Itziar Otazo

Senior Research Chemist