Lorna Binks
Senior Scientist at Globachem nv- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Globachem nv
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Belgium
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Chemical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Scientist
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Apr 2023 - Present
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The University of Manchester
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United Kingdom
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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PhD Researcher
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Sep 2019 - Apr 2023
• Working within Professor David Leigh’s group using synthetic chemistry to develop new artificial molecular machines • Recipient of the President's Doctoral Scholar Award given to the top 0.5% of postgraduate students • Extensive experience in analytical methods such as NMR, Mass spectrometry and X-ray crystallography • Primary group member responsible for maintenance of laboratory NMR machine (600 MHz) • Graduate teaching assistant responsible for managing undergraduate laboratory training sessions and mentoring masters students Show less
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Syngenta
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Switzerland
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Farming
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700 & Above Employee
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Industrial Trainee (Synthetic Chemistry)
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Jul 2017 - Jul 2018
• Early lead exploration of novel herbicides • Retrosynthesis of new synthetic routes to solve product development problems • Experience in conducting NMR, Liquid and Gas Chromatography and HPLC • Contributed to cross-functional collaboration activities associated with securing intellectual property for herbicide products • Early lead exploration of novel herbicides • Retrosynthesis of new synthetic routes to solve product development problems • Experience in conducting NMR, Liquid and Gas Chromatography and HPLC • Contributed to cross-functional collaboration activities associated with securing intellectual property for herbicide products
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Thornton & Ross
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United Kingdom
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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200 - 300 Employee
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Summer Intern
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Aug 2016 - Sep 2016
• Developed new balm creams (Flexitol) and head lice treatments using emulsions and cleaning products • Working within quality control and stability observing ICP and Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography and HPLC • Developed new balm creams (Flexitol) and head lice treatments using emulsions and cleaning products • Working within quality control and stability observing ICP and Tandem Mass Spectrometry, Gas Chromatography and HPLC
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Education
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The University of Manchester
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Synthetic Organic Chemistry -
The University of Manchester
Master’s Degree, Chemistry with Industrial Experience