- Contract conjugation and lateral flow test development- Preparation and development of novel antibody nanoparticles - Feasibility studies in lateral flow diagnostics- Preparation of customer reports- Formulation of running buffer and test components- Manufacture of test components and prototypes

- Assisted in the development of an anti-Legionella tests for the water market- Conjugated antibody to a diverse range of nanoparticle signal reagents- Manufactured buffers for Legionella test kits- QC of incoming anti-Legionella test components - QC of Legionella LFD’s during test development- Preparation of buffers for laboratory general use

- Gained experience in all stages of lateral flow test development and manufacture- Competent in antibody reagent chemistry and processes in lateral flow- Conjugated antibodies to diverse types of particle and detection reagents- Applied a range of blockers to address non-specific binding - Explored methods in signal amplification and test dynamic range modification- Direct experience gained in use of novel innovative technology platforms - Experience gained in use of different electronic readers- Operated machinery for bulk manufacture, assembly and packaging of test kits- Carried out robustness testing of gold conjugates and nitrocellulose- Responsible for daily equipment monitoring, maintenance and calibration- Experience in Cat 1 and Cat 2 level procedures- Manufactured, stored and labelled reagents and test components to quality standard- Verified documents during QC testing or manufacture - Maintained accurate and timely experimental write-ups and documentation- Awareness of statistical analysis of data, FMEA, quality policy, validation, product verification, design control, finance awareness, non-conformance procedure and regulatory affairs.

- Developed and manufactured of a range of lateral flow devices in diverse assay formats - Trained machine operator of benchtop and reel-to-reel IsoFlow machines- Trained in nitrocellulose membrane technology and in gold conjugation procedures - Direct experience of antigen and antibody purification- Knowledge gained in the application of blockers, extraction buffers, cell lysis techniques, solutions for diverse sample matrixes and signal enhancement procedure- Use of reader to study effect of different factors on test kinetics- Carried out custom conjugations for customers, provided prototype tests and written reports - Carried out three-batch validation and accelerated stability testing of manufactured tests- Developed test devices from early-stage to bulk manufacture, carrying out in-process QC and directly supervising assembly and packaging of successive batches