Laboratory management – Planning & assigning of tasks to laboratory team & subsequent technical assessment of results. Overseeing operational & safety aspects of the laboratory. Maintaining & coordinating quality management system documents. Managing & maintaining inventory of laboratory production record books & documentationProduction/raw material scheduling – Identifying timelines required for production of ELISA kit batches for stock. Determining bulk reagent requirements & coordinating laboratory team to produce & QC said batches before a set deadline. Scheduling, evaluating & approving manufacture process of raw materials for production batchesStock control & purchasing - Update of in-house stock sheets to evaluate stock levels. Planning & purchasing raw materials & consumables required for kit batch production & raw material generation. Drafting of purchase orders for requisition of materials. Securing import permits. Chasing suppliers to ensure schedules are maintained to meet deadlines. Updating of in-house purchasing specifications to continuously assess cost of materials. Sourcing & meeting new suppliers for better or more cost-effective materialsEquipment safety, acquisition & maintenance – Implementing safety procedures required for laboratory equipment. Scheduling of services for equipment. Assigning in-house calibration duties of equipment. Identification & requisition of new equipment either to upgrade current equipment or for new processes incorporated into productionTechnical assistance – Aiding distributors & customers with technical or trouble-shooting matters associated with kitsR&D – Hands-on development of Canine CRP turbidimetric kit as part of Enterprise Ireland’s Innovation Voucher initiative to add to the company’s portfolio of products. Developing & evaluating reaction reagents & optimising microparticle-antibody conjugation techniquesStaff hire - Conducting interviews with candidates for full time lab positions & internships

Protein Purification - Column chromatography. Affinity chromatography used to bind IgG antibody to a Protein G sepharose column. Following removal of non-specifically bound proteins, IgG antibody is eluted off column before being analysedConjugation - Both Horse Radish Peroxidase and Alkaline Phosphatase antibody conjugations. These involve a SATA activation of the enzyme and an SMCC activation of the antibody before the antibody-enzyme conjugation can take place. A sample of this conjugate is then tested in accordance with in-house QC procedures before being used in the kitsManufacture of ELISA kits - Bulk reagent preparation and production of antibody-coated microtitre plates. Also included in this are the various QC procedures to approve the kits for saleResearch and Development - Extensive R&D performed to develop improved, easier to manufacture and easier to run kits. e.g. extensive and comprehensive studies for a Mark II Haptoglobin colorimetric kit. Developing new reagents, cataloging panels of multispecies serum and plasma samples and validating the kit in manual and automated formatsTechnical issues - Troubleshooting any problems with the performance of the kits or any issues involving the manufacturing scale-up of products