Medical Projects Lead

• Jan 2023 - Present

Medical Device Manufacture from original design concept through to CE/UKCA Mark & Volume Production. ISO-13485. Medical Device Manufacture from original design concept through to CE/UKCA Mark & Volume Production. ISO-13485.

Project Manager

• Jun 2022 - Nov 2022

Managing project delivery across the company's technology portfolio. Managing project delivery across the company's technology portfolio.

Project Manager - Medical Devices

• Dec 2020 - Jun 2022

Medical Device Manufacture - from concept through to commercialisation in a state-of-the-art ISO-13485 environment. Medical Device Manufacture - from concept through to commercialisation in a state-of-the-art ISO-13485 environment.

Project Manager

• Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

Providing high level Project Management and support to the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) initiative, supported by £20M funding from UK Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC), UKRI and Wellcome. Providing high level Project Management and support to the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) initiative, supported by £20M funding from UK Department of Health & Social Care (DHSC), UKRI and Wellcome.

Project Manager

• Mar 2020 - Jun 2020

R&D Programme Manager

• Aug 2018 - Dec 2019

Tracking, budgeting and resourcing of multiple contract research projects with partners across the UK and in Continental Europe. Rapid diagnostics device development of lateral flow tests from initial proof-of-concept through to Manufacture in a BSI audited ISO-13485 environment. Principal activities include: • Tracking of all contract research projects • Resource & budget management • Planning R&D Strategy • Preparing bimonthly report for The Board • Review of new project proposals. • Human resource management • Chair of Health & Safety NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: Delivery of lateral flow test strips for the detection of mycotoxins in crops. Development of lateral flow test strips for determining enzymatic activity in diabetic wounds. Show less

Technical Lead

• Apr 2018 - Aug 2018

Part-time role role combining project management and providing technical leadership for a variety Innovate UK funded projects. The projects focused on the separation of algae, bacteria, viruses, toxins and viable cells using a proprietary technology platform based on acoustics waves. Part-time role role combining project management and providing technical leadership for a variety Innovate UK funded projects. The projects focused on the separation of algae, bacteria, viruses, toxins and viable cells using a proprietary technology platform based on acoustics waves.

Project Manager

• Sep 2013 - Dec 2016

Project Manager at Biosurfit SA (Lisbon, Portugal). NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS: Prototype spinit® instrument and test panels delivered for the "PoC-HCV" FP7 project. Proof-of-concept for the detection and quantification of individual biomarkers for liver disease delivered. Project Manager at Biosurfit SA. Direct management of a 6 Million Euro Project at Biosurfit SA - as part of a multinational consortium aimed at developing a universal regimen for the treatment of Hepatitis-C in resource limited countries. Prototype spinit® instrument and test panels delivered. Experience with routine use of project management tools for monitoring project status, scheduling and timelines, pending milestones, person effort calculations, task allocation, task tracking, data handling and reporting of periodic/daily updates. Financial securing and direct management of a 0.5 Million Euro contract research Project with Echosens for a Liver Panel to complement the Fibroscan®. Proof-of-concept on individual markers delivered. Improved Product Performance – specifically the Blood Count® test panel. Oversaw the development of new clinical test panels, from design input phase to product validation and eventual transfer to manufacturing as per ISO13485. Show less

Research Associate (fixed term contract)

• Jun 2007 - May 2013

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Demonstrated first ever reported volatile organic compound detection system based on liquid crystal electro-optical response. Patent # WO2016128907A1. Liquid Crystal Biosensors, grant number SFRH/BPD/34768/2007. Formulation, development and fabrication of "smart gels" exhibiting tunable opto-electric properties for real-time gas sensing. This lead to a demonstration of the proof-of-concept for an ‘E-nose’ sensor based on ultra-thin film liquid crystal technology. A variety of volatile organic solvents could be distinguished based solely on the liquid crystal response to solvent vapour, in essence, mimicking olfactory biological systems. Other activities within the role included whole, or partial supervision of undergraduate, Master's and PhD students. When invited, acting as the examiner for Master's or PhD thesis defences. Masters Student Supervision of: Íris Batalha: Gum Arabic coated Magnetic Adsorbents for Bioseparations, (FCT-UNL), 2009 Telma Barroso: Preparation of Affinity Membranes using Alternative Solvents, 2008 (FCT-UNL). Research grant holder within the project PTDC/CTM/70513/2006 PhD Thesis Defence Jury, main opponent examiner for: Íris Cristina da Luz Batalha: "Engineered structures for the profiling and enrichment of the phosphoproteome," FCT/UNL, MIT-Portugal Doctoral Programme, July 2014 Masters Thesis Defence Jury opponent examiner for: Bruno Alves: Purification of IgG from animal cell cultures using GA coated Magnetic Nanoparticles, IST, Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa, November 2012 Ana Pina: Synthesis and Screening of Rationally Designed Combinatorial Libraries for Proteomics Application, FCT/UNL, September 2008 Undergraduate Student Supervision of Home, Erasmus and Brazilian exchange students. 2009-2012: Silvia Pinela, Ana Fernandez, Renata Daolio, Renata Lippi, LIvia Lima, Amanda Martinez, Barbara Medrado. Show less

Research Associate - (fixed term contract)

• Jan 2005 - Dec 2006

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Acceptable purity of Factor VIII achieved using synthesised affinity ligands (lab scale). Patent # WO2009007676.Institute of Biotechnology: Senior Research Associate working on the design and synthesis of bioactive affinity ligands via multi-component reactions as applied to the purification of Factor VIII from human blood, in the treatment of Haemophilia. Partly funded by the Bayer Corporation, Grant number: RG41844. Also served as Chemical Safety Officer on the departmental Safety Committee. Show less

Research Associate (fixed term contract)

• Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Co-inventor of holographic sensors incorporated within a contact lens for the real-time detection of blood glucose. Patent # WO2004081624A1.Senior Research Associate (based at the Institute of Biotechnology) - recruited to undertake the chemical synthesis of a variety of boronate ligands for a reat-time glucose sensor. Co-inventor of holographic sensors incorporated within a contact lens for the real-time detection of blood glucose. Project partly funded by CIBA Vision. Also served as Chemical Safety Officer on the departmental Safety Committee. Show less

Team Leader

• Feb 1999 - Dec 2002

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Implemented automated processes to accelerate product output including automated installations and microwave- assisted activation. ProMetic Biosciences Ltd (Cambridge Science Park). Team Leader - Chemistry Group. Devised platform technology for the design, synthesis and screening of combinatorial ligand libraries for the affinity chromatography of high value proteins. Served as Chemical Safety Officer on the Company Safety Committee. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Implemented automated processes to accelerate product output including automated installations and microwave- assisted activation. ProMetic Biosciences Ltd (Cambridge Science Park). Team Leader - Chemistry Group. Devised platform technology for the design, synthesis and screening of combinatorial ligand libraries for the affinity chromatography of high value proteins. Served as Chemical Safety Officer on the Company Safety Committee.

Postdoc (fixed term contract)

• Nov 1994 - Dec 1998

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Technology successfully licensed to Affinity Chromatography Ltd. Patent # WO2004052870. Postdoctoral Researcher - Combinatorial Chemistry. Co-inventor of triazine based ligand libraries for the purification of immunoglobulins. Technology successfully licensed to Affinity Chromatography Ltd. Partly funded by Novo Nordisk A/S. Also served on the Department's Safety Committe as the Chemical Safety Officer. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: Technology successfully licensed to Affinity Chromatography Ltd. Patent # WO2004052870. Postdoctoral Researcher - Combinatorial Chemistry. Co-inventor of triazine based ligand libraries for the purification of immunoglobulins. Technology successfully licensed to Affinity Chromatography Ltd. Partly funded by Novo Nordisk A/S. Also served on the Department's Safety Committe as the Chemical Safety Officer.

Postdoc (fixed term contract)

• Oct 1993 - Oct 1994

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: The elucidation of the reaction mechanism behind electrohydrodimerisation of cinnamate esters. Postdoctoral research in Electro-organic synthesis and organic reaction mechanisms. Funded through the award of an EU grant under the Human Capital & Mobility (HCM) Scheme. NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENT: The elucidation of the reaction mechanism behind electrohydrodimerisation of cinnamate esters. Postdoctoral research in Electro-organic synthesis and organic reaction mechanisms. Funded through the award of an EU grant under the Human Capital & Mobility (HCM) Scheme.

PhD Student - SERC/CASE Award through Merck (BDH) Ltd

• Oct 1990 - Sep 1993

PhD, Organic Chemistry, Doctoral thesis entitled: "The Synthesis Of Liquid Crystals And Key Intermediates." The project involved the design and chemical synthesis of novel compounds capable of exhibiting liquid crystalline mesophases at room temperature. The 3-year programme employed the full array of classical organic chemistry techniques and methodology including the routine use of high resolution NMR, FTIR, Mass Spectroscopy, Elemental Analysis, Polarising Optical Microscopy and Differencial Scanning Calorimetry. The work generated two full peer-reviewed publications. The project was funded as an SERC/CASE award through Merck (BDH) Ltd. Prof George William Gray (British pioneer in Liquid Crystals) was the Industrial co-supervisor. Show less

Undergraduate Student

• Sep 1987 - Aug 1990

1987 - 1990: BSc. Chemistry. The 3-year course comprised of equal components of Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. The final year undergraduate project was in organic synthesis, entitled: "The Synthesis of a Basic Isothiocyanate" which was awarded Grade A. 1987 - 1990: BSc. Chemistry. The 3-year course comprised of equal components of Organic, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. The final year undergraduate project was in organic synthesis, entitled: "The Synthesis of a Basic Isothiocyanate" which was awarded Grade A.