Develop, execute, and oversee a comprehensive ESG and sustainability strategy aligned with Levidian’s mission, values and long-term objectives whilst ensuring alignment with global standards and investor expectations. Monitor our scope 1 and scope 2 emissions and establish validated science-based emissions reduction targets to support Levidian's transition to net zero. Identify, apply for and secure grant funding to support on-going Levidian research and development activities… Show more Develop, execute, and oversee a comprehensive ESG and sustainability strategy aligned with Levidian’s mission, values and long-term objectives whilst ensuring alignment with global standards and investor expectations. Monitor our scope 1 and scope 2 emissions and establish validated science-based emissions reduction targets to support Levidian's transition to net zero. Identify, apply for and secure grant funding to support on-going Levidian research and development activities. Administration and co-ordination of grant funded projects involving Levidian. Establish and maintain excellent collaborative relationships with project partners and grant funding bodies. Show less

Helping to secure public funding for world leading climate tech business, producing hydrogen and graphene through decarbonisation of gas supplies.

Worked for an Indian generic pharmaceutical company, developing novel and cost-effective synthetic approaches to drugs and drug precursors.• Project technical lead responsible for managing personnel, project plans, milestones and costs.• Secured Innovate UK funding worth over £400,000.• Developed over 20 novel biocatalytic processes for the preparation of APIs and drug precursors.• Carried out enzyme screening, process optimisation, scale up and tech transfer of processes.•… Show more Worked for an Indian generic pharmaceutical company, developing novel and cost-effective synthetic approaches to drugs and drug precursors.• Project technical lead responsible for managing personnel, project plans, milestones and costs.• Secured Innovate UK funding worth over £400,000.• Developed over 20 novel biocatalytic processes for the preparation of APIs and drug precursors.• Carried out enzyme screening, process optimisation, scale up and tech transfer of processes.• Performed literature searches and IP evaluations on new & on-going projects.• Prepared project update reports and presented project progress to key stakeholders.• Developed network of academic and industrial collaborations.• Mentored new starters to the organisation and supervisedn of PhD students. Show less

Worked in the pharmaceutical services division of one of the world's largest chemical companies, developing innovative syntheses of pharmaceutical intermediates for drugs in clinical trials.

Worked for the UK biotech company in the field of drug discovery, synthesising chiral scaffolds for incorporation in chiral screening libraries and natural product analogues for biological activity testing.

Worked on the development of novel biotransformations involving bromoperoxidase enzymes isolated from seaweed.