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Slough, England, United Kingdom

Royston, Hertfordshire

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Business Development for Cell Therapy; Cellular Tools; Cell Factory.Responsible for building new business for GEHC Cellular Tools and Cell Therapy product portfolio, which encompass stem cell toxicity screening models and tools for processing cells for therapeutic applications, respectively. Focus on critical, large, complex, high visibility, strategic, or tactically important accounts, and responsible for the development of new business opportunities for new products or emerging areas. Also responsible for portfolio of IP out-licensing projects.

Paisley, United Kingdom

New business for stem cells and primary cell product portfolio: Included revenue analysis and forecasting across EMEA to identify target areas for growth; market development strategy; technical sales specialist support & training; supported various IP based technology evaluations, OEM and EU collaborative projects relating to stem cell portfolio in EMEA.

Nottingham, United Kingdom

Role was to commercialise Novozymes’ technologies portfolio via licensing to biotech/pharma, and to be the commercial link to other relevant colleagues and functions within the company to ensure optimal market positioning, lead generation and securing deals.

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Led the biomedical team in the identification and commercialisation of technology and knowledge transfer opportunities, and developed relationships with the University’s key strategic bioscience business partners.

Managed the Biotech division of the University of Manchester's Business Incubation activities. Provided biotech facilities (Manchester Bioscience Incubator & Core Technology Facility) and business development support for start-up biotech companies

Manchester, United Kingdom

Nowgen - the North West Genetics Knowledge Park is a centre of excellence in public engagement, education and professional training in clinical genetics and biomedicine.Associate Director role was to support development of the project strategy and to manage the relationships with project funders and stakeholders. As a key member of the Nowgen senior management team, was responsible for originating, developing and managing Nowgen’s business relationships with commercial and institutional partners and stakeholders and with all relevant complementary projects in the North West region.

Manchester, United Kingdom

Tech transfer/commercialisation of IP from University of Manchester.Responsible for managing business innovation utilising novel technology & research outputs sourced from the University of Manchester and across the North West region.

Keele, Staffordshire

Identified and championed novel procedures that facilitated the development of non-viral gene delivery systems for human primary cell systems.

Phd, Bioscience/Cell Biology

Mba, Business Studies

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Gce O Levels