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Norwich, England, Gb

Small Business Doctor offering a range of services to strengthen the intellectual property base, broaden the world-wide market-potential and maximise profit margins for small businesses in the biotechnology sector.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Business specialising in the delivery of Hi-tech technology & biotechnology innovations based on new coatings platform-technology serving the pharma, biomed, diagnostics and other hi-tech sectors, e.g aerospace. Secured initial investment from Scottish Enterprise, Edinburgh Technology Fund and DTI. Supervised designed/fit-out of science-park based free-standing chemistry/molecular biology research facility with category (III) microbial containment facility, as a key resource to meet business plan objectives. Recruited world-class R & D team.Secured £2.5m in private venture capital plus over £1m in Scottish government grant aid and sponsorship to develop proprietary immunocapture platform based on a buoyant magnetisable microbead (a micron-sized hollow glass or polymer sphere, rendered magnetisable and coated with antibody using proprietary technology, specifically for the immunocapture of microorganisms including bacteria, Cryptosporidium, Giardia and fungal spores.Company subsequently extended its coating technologies to include other materials to create new lightweight pigment particles for paints, metal-coated particles, photocatalytically active particles for passive pathogen-killing, and fire-retardant micro-particles.Worked closely with decision-makers in client companies to deliver products to client specifications.Steered the business into partnership with top multi-national with a view to purchase / floatation.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Taught multiple honours level courses in medical microbiology & microbial molecular biology biotechnology. Over 5 years built up a multidisciplinary research group with funding from BBSRC and industry studying enzymes from the Rhodococcus group of soil bacteria that catabolise organosulphur compounds, specifically by breaking the carbon-sulphur bonds. Also developed tools for the genetic manipulation of Rhodocococcus sp. with a view to exploiting inherent biodiversity in this group, which led to the discovery and patenting of a new species (see world patents derived from EP0917563.) Also developed new technology to separate oil from solid wastes, including drill-mud cuttings. Also developed new technology based on chelating agents to extract gypsum (calcium sulphate) from demolition waste materials such as scrap plasterboard.

developed and taught honours degree-level modules in endocrinology and immunology for the Biological Science hnours degree (full-time 100% teaching responsibility)

Carried out research into the properties and biotechnological applications of the enzyme, benzene dioxygenase.

Continung woprk begun for my PhD, carried out further research into the basic propiertoies and biotechological applications of enzymes solubilized in water-in-oil micromulsions.

Phd, Biochemistry / Enzymology

Bsc (Hons), Biochemistry