Experience

Kelpi

• United Kingdom
• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Non Executive Director

  • Jan 2023 - Present



Open Bionics

• United Kingdom
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Observer

  • Jul 2022 - Present



PicturaBio

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Observer

  • Dec 2021 - Present



Imophoron Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Observer

  • Sep 2021 - Present

  Bristol, England, United Kingdom



SCVC

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Aug 2021 - Present

  Bristol, England, United Kingdom Focused on Deep Tech investments. Build and lead on SCVC's investment process and strategy. Conduct regular deep dives, sourcing and executing deals as well as portfolio management. Science Creates is a deep tech ecosystem supported and backed by successful entrepreneurs that helps scientists and engineers accelerate their ideas and build disruptive businesses from scientific discoveries. In partnership with the University of Bristol, Science Creates aims to establish Bristol as a global… Show more Focused on Deep Tech investments. Build and lead on SCVC's investment process and strategy. Conduct regular deep dives, sourcing and executing deals as well as portfolio management. Science Creates is a deep tech ecosystem supported and backed by successful entrepreneurs that helps scientists and engineers accelerate their ideas and build disruptive businesses from scientific discoveries. In partnership with the University of Bristol, Science Creates aims to establish Bristol as a global centre for deep tech by providing a combination of specialist incubator facilities (Science Creates St Philips and Science Creates Old Market), a network of strategic partners and venture capital. The ecosystem aims to provide better healthcare, a cleaner environment, and an improved quality of life for everyone; achieved by supporting scientists to take discoveries off the shelf and into the real world.

• Associate

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2021



Portal Biotech

• Board Observer

  • Jul 2021 - Present



Science Creates

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member

  • May 2020 - Present

  As Principal of Science Creates Ventures I am a member of the Science Creates ecosystem.



Global Freediving Solutions

• France
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism

• Sales Manager

  • Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

  www.globalfreedivingsolutions.com



Revena

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Lead

  • Mar 2020 - Aug 2020



SSI Scuba Schools International

• Germany
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• World Traveller, Scuba Diving & Freediving Instructor

  • Jan 2016 - Sep 2019

  Thailand



University of Southampton

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Prof Stephen Goldup)

  • Oct 2014 - Oct 2015



Queen Mary University of London

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Prof Stephen Goldup)

  • Apr 2014 - Oct 2014

  London, United Kingdom



Imperial College London

• Research Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (Prof Anthony Barrett)

  • Apr 2013 - Mar 2014



University of Bristol

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Researcher (Prof Varinder Aggarwal)

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2013

  Bristol, England, United Kingdom

• Laboratory Manager

  • Sep 2010 - Sep 2012

  Bristol, England, United Kingdom • Daily management of scientific equipment – including operational training and maintenance. • Ensuring compliance with department, university and nationwide chemical risk, environmental and health and safety standards. • Managing a team of 12 scientists (including undergraduates, postgraduates and post doctoral research assistants) to ensure the smoothing running of the laboratory and to ensure a productive working environment. • Liasing with external suppliers to negotiate prices on… Show more • Daily management of scientific equipment – including operational training and maintenance. • Ensuring compliance with department, university and nationwide chemical risk, environmental and health and safety standards. • Managing a team of 12 scientists (including undergraduates, postgraduates and post doctoral research assistants) to ensure the smoothing running of the laboratory and to ensure a productive working environment. • Liasing with external suppliers to negotiate prices on products and services.

• Doctoral Researcher (Prof Varinder Aggarwal)

  • Sep 2008 - Sep 2012

  Bristol, England, United Kingdom Thesis Title: The Application of Lithiation-Borylation Methodology to the Total Synthesis of Giganin and Other Natural Products • Practical synthetic organic chemistry, including the handling and manipulation of water- and air-sensitive reagents (including Schlenk techniques and glove box work). • Experience using various analytical techniques for structural elucidation (including: NMR (1H, 13C, 19F, 11B), IR, HPLC, GCMS, MALDI-MS, Chiral GC and Chiral HPLC. • Extensive use of… Show more Thesis Title: The Application of Lithiation-Borylation Methodology to the Total Synthesis of Giganin and Other Natural Products • Practical synthetic organic chemistry, including the handling and manipulation of water- and air-sensitive reagents (including Schlenk techniques and glove box work). • Experience using various analytical techniques for structural elucidation (including: NMR (1H, 13C, 19F, 11B), IR, HPLC, GCMS, MALDI-MS, Chiral GC and Chiral HPLC. • Extensive use of various purification techniques on scales of >10 mg up to 250 g, including flash column chromatography recrystallisation. • Supervision of final year undergraduate project students and first year PhD students