Experience

Extractas Bioscience

• Australia
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process R&D Chemist

  • May 2008 - Present

  Extractas Bioscience is a fully-integrated manufacturer of controlled substances providing medicinal opiates from patented poppy varieties grown on the farms of Tasmania. Extractas Bioscience also offer multiple cannabis product and service options, from innovative agricultural R&D through to the production of dry flower, full plant extract, isolates and release of GMP finished product The role of the Senior Scientist involves: Organic / Process Chemistry: Extraction, isolation and purification of opiates and other organic compounds from various poppy plant varieties. Optimisation of extraction processes. API process development and technology transfer. Use-tests through to APIs. Isolation, purification and identification of impurities. Preparation of impurity standards. Troubleshooting. Basic chemical engineering theory and application. Experience at laboratory, Kilo laboratory and factory plant scales. Show less



Cytopia

• Melbourne Area, Australia

• Research Scientist

  • Aug 2006 - May 2008

  Heterocyclic chemistry. Drug discovery. Thiopyrimidine JAK2 and JAK3 inhibitors. Cancer and immuno-suppression. Heterocyclic chemistry. Drug discovery. Thiopyrimidine JAK2 and JAK3 inhibitors. Cancer and immuno-suppression.



Auspep

• Melbourne Area, Australia

• Scientist

  • Mar 2003 - Aug 2006

  Peptide Synthesis. Peptide Synthesis.