Experience

Ascend Diagnostics

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

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Jan 2019 - Present

• Executive Director Business Development

  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2019

  Ascend Diagnostics Ltd is a UK based company which focuses on the development, manufacturing and promotion of state-of-the-art diagnostics platforms based on MALDI mass spectrometry, including microbial identification and cancer diagnosis.



SHIMADZU CORPORATION

• Japan
• Biotechnology Research
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Global Sales and Business Development Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2016

  MALDI Business unit Manager. Global Sales Strategy, Marketing, R&D Business Development.

• Global MALDI Applications Manager

  • Nov 2010 - Jan 2013

  Responsible for the MALDI MS applications programme worldwide. Pre- and post-sales management role in the MALDI business. Based in Kratos Analytical Ltd manufacturing site (Manchester, UK) compliant with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485. Global Applications and Demonstrations Laboratory Manager.

• Developments and Applications Scientist

  • Jun 2004 - Nov 2010

  R&D based activities in Life Science for the developments of MALDI-TOF Instruments, Software and Applications. Scientific collaborations with external parties (industry and especially academia) worldwide. Presentation of research at international conferences and in peer review publications.



Octapharma

• Switzerland
• Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Projekt Leiter in PCRandD

  • Apr 2002 - May 2004

  Pre-Clinical Research and Development. Plasma-derived drugs development (Albumin, IgG, Coagulation Factor IX). Project partly funded by the FFG (Österreichische Forschungsförderungsgesellschaft) due to its innovative concept at an SME industrial level

• Research Associate

  • Mar 1999 - Apr 2002

  Doctoral study made with an industrial partner and a research institute. Development of characterization methods for recombinant and plasma derived glycoproteins used in Haemophilia B.