>30 years drug discovery research experience. Worked for major pharma setting up and managing analytical & purification infrastructure & service support to medicinal chemistry department, including the implementation of 'walk-up' facilities.Management of multiple teams.Instrumental in setting up automated DMPK screens for R&D. Left big pharma to co-found a CRO providing library synthesis/analysis/purification services for pharma and biotech clients - this included the development of bespoke patented HT parallel purification technology.