Albane Imbert
Head of Making Lab
Albane Imbert is an engineer whose work bridges design, engineering, and biology to drive innovative technological developments in biomedical research. She holds a Master’s in Engineering and a Master’s in Industrial Design. Her research spans design and manufacturing, electronics and programming, biomaterials, and microfabrication, with applications in neurophysiology, cancer research, cell dynamics, and immunology.
Albane began her career in industry, developing new technologies and enhancing user experiences as an R&D design engineer. In 2016, she joined Institut Pasteur in Paris to establish a FabLab—a science and technology platform creating bespoke experimental setups for Pasteur labs using fast prototyping and design-thinking approaches. She developed specialized multiscale microfluidic systems integrating photolithography with 3D printing–based micromanufacturing and created a suite of Open Access tools for neurophysiology experiments, combining electronics with conventional and 3D digital manufacturing techniques.
In 2020, Albane joined the Francis Crick Institute as Head of the Making Lab Science Technology Platform. She focuses on developing automated and robotic devices, alongside 2D and 3D in vitro platforms that leverage microfabrication, biomaterials, and bioprinting to advance cell culture techniques and generate complex biological models.
Albane believes creativity thrives through sharing, open access, experimentation, and interdisciplinary collaboration. She is committed to disseminating making methodologies and design-thinking approaches to empower researchers to develop their own tools, enabling discoveries into the mechanisms of life.
