Wendy Chen
R&D Manager at Bioproton Pty Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Finance Essentials
AGSM @ UNSW Business SchoolMay, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Certificate in Executive Management and Development
AGSM @ UNSW Business SchoolNov, 2019- Oct, 2024
Experience
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R&D Manager
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Aug 2019 - Present
-Managing R&D activities. Portfolio management. -Taking charge in new product development and technology transfer process. Developing new probiotics, biosurfactant, toxin binders, enzymes...etc. -Managing R&D Tax Incentives applications. -Identifying fund opportunities and securing R&D resources. -Coordinating multiple R&D projects and developing collaborations with external organizations such as universities, research institutes, animal trial facility and industrial bodies. -… Show more -Managing R&D activities. Portfolio management. -Taking charge in new product development and technology transfer process. Developing new probiotics, biosurfactant, toxin binders, enzymes...etc. -Managing R&D Tax Incentives applications. -Identifying fund opportunities and securing R&D resources. -Coordinating multiple R&D projects and developing collaborations with external organizations such as universities, research institutes, animal trial facility and industrial bodies. - Supervising PhD students and managing research projects. -Managing R&D projects to meet the industrial and regulatory requirements, as well as to achieve project milestones according to defined timeline and budget. -Identifying and developing collaborations with global suppliers.
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Product Development Manager
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Feb 2017 - Jul 2019
-Took charge in new product development. Explored and evaluated the feasibility of new R&D project and new product. -Coordinated multiple R&D projects and developed collaboration with external organizations such as universities and industrial experts. -Managed R&D projects to meet the industrial and regulatory requirements. -Assisted Quality department and conducted technical work required by regulatory bodies i.e. APVMA, FAMIQS. Carried out new assay development to suit the needs of… Show more -Took charge in new product development. Explored and evaluated the feasibility of new R&D project and new product. -Coordinated multiple R&D projects and developed collaboration with external organizations such as universities and industrial experts. -Managed R&D projects to meet the industrial and regulatory requirements. -Assisted Quality department and conducted technical work required by regulatory bodies i.e. APVMA, FAMIQS. Carried out new assay development to suit the needs of QC and R&D. -Provided technical support for new product registration in China, Russia, Southeast Asia...etc. -Assisted marketing and sales by answering technical questions, organizing in-vitro and in-vivo testing/trials and analyzing customer’s feed samples. Provided reports to customers. -Assisted marketing plan and promotion of new products. -Supervised QC lab and batch testing. Assisted lab management (i.e. equipment purchasing, expense review) and workplace safety. -Provided training, coaching and lab inductions to junior team members. Supervised student projects including UQ-BEME, QUT-CEED and Griffth University-WIL programs.
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Research Scientist
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Jan 2016 - Jan 2017
-Responsible for developing novel enzyme and biosurfactant formulation for applications on feedlot cattle. -Carried out experimental design, initial ingredient screening, characterization and enzyme properties study. -Conducted animal trials with industrial partner and performed formulation optimization for product prototype. -Took part in product registration process. -Assisted QC lab management and carried out QC tests according to GMP, HACCP and FAMI-QS.
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The University of Queensland
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Research Staff
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Oct 2013 - Oct 2015
-Took part in the research of developing nanoemulsion-based drug delivery system. Designed and carried out the synthesis, characterization and optimization of different nanoemulsion systems. -Took part in the research of artificial fusion protein-based POCT diagnostic method. Designed DNA fragments and protein expression constructs with desired functionalities, performed PCR, cloning, transformation, plasmid sequencing and a variety of molecular biology techniques. -Conducted medium and… Show more -Took part in the research of developing nanoemulsion-based drug delivery system. Designed and carried out the synthesis, characterization and optimization of different nanoemulsion systems. -Took part in the research of artificial fusion protein-based POCT diagnostic method. Designed DNA fragments and protein expression constructs with desired functionalities, performed PCR, cloning, transformation, plasmid sequencing and a variety of molecular biology techniques. -Conducted medium and high-throughput screens to assay different types of protein designs for binding and catalytic functions. Carried out fusion protein expression, purfication, characterization, enzyme analysis and selection procedures for protease based assays. Show less -Took part in the research of developing nanoemulsion-based drug delivery system. Designed and carried out the synthesis, characterization and optimization of different nanoemulsion systems. -Took part in the research of artificial fusion protein-based POCT diagnostic method. Designed DNA fragments and protein expression constructs with desired functionalities, performed PCR, cloning, transformation, plasmid sequencing and a variety of molecular biology techniques. -Conducted medium and… Show more -Took part in the research of developing nanoemulsion-based drug delivery system. Designed and carried out the synthesis, characterization and optimization of different nanoemulsion systems. -Took part in the research of artificial fusion protein-based POCT diagnostic method. Designed DNA fragments and protein expression constructs with desired functionalities, performed PCR, cloning, transformation, plasmid sequencing and a variety of molecular biology techniques. -Conducted medium and high-throughput screens to assay different types of protein designs for binding and catalytic functions. Carried out fusion protein expression, purfication, characterization, enzyme analysis and selection procedures for protease based assays. Show less
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Project Researcher Specialist
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Jun 2005 - Jun 2007
Provided technical support and coordinated the technology transfer process for biopharmaceutical R&D projects. Designed and conducted experiments for pre-clinical studies. Composed documents for new drug application and patent filing. Provided technical support and coordinated the technology transfer process for biopharmaceutical R&D projects. Designed and conducted experiments for pre-clinical studies. Composed documents for new drug application and patent filing.
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Education
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2009 - 2013
The University of Queensland
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Biomolecular Engineering -
2004 - 2005
The University of Queensland
Master's degree, Biotechnology
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