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Belgium

London Area, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

Responsible for the compliance of all New Product Development - Support in evaluating and validating product claims, from conception to launch meeting claim related responsibilities - Advising and providing scientific and technical support for claims and advertising materials - Enabling brands to make the most compelling product claims on communication materials including packaging and other types of advertising- Working along side NPD to ensure claims substantiation and compliance of packaging material - Collaborate with commercial, merchandise and NPD teams to outline claim limitation in different markets and suggest alternatives when possible - Supported the Product Team in product development, offering expert technical advice - Support in the creation of User Trial questionnaires and in reviewing protocol for clinical trials - Keep abreast of regulatory changes in EMEA, ASEAN, US, GULF, Canada and South America markets- Keep product dossiers and PIFs up to date - Review and approve product artwork- Review CPSR's and attribute market codes accordingly- Update the company’s Regulatory Risk Register- Manage Junior Technologist

Alton, England, United Kingdom

- Showed creativity and resourcefulness to come up with solutions to issues which arise during the development process and/or in anticipation to issues which may come up in pilot plant or manufacturing,- Performed product stability testing on all formulas as well as rectify stability issues,- Met deadlines and interact with multiple stakeholders - Interacted with technical support groups including regulatory, scale-up, and manufacturing.- Communicated development challenges to management on a timely basis, while offering alternative solutions.- Kept accurate and precise records of formulas and - Performed analytical methodologies (viscosity, specific gravity, pH)- Monitoring and ensuring the quality of all new products in terms of stability, compatibility, microbiology (challenge testing), safety, and regulatory requirements with the help of external partners- Performing all relevant formula related testing- Building a correlation between instrumental testing and product performance- Comply with all company policies, procedures, safety, and GMP

Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal

- Engaged with different stakeholders, including patients, pharmaceutical representatives, suppliers, colleagues and prescribers.- Revision and interpretation of physician orders detecting possible therapeutic incompatibilities;- Pharmaceutical counselling, providing critical information and advice regarding possible drug interactions, side effects, dosage and proper medication storage.- Health and the rational use of medicimes promotion- Use of the Sifarma 2000 and Sifarma Novo Atendimento programme for internal technological procedures- Preparation of non-sterile medicines- Preparation of medications and monitoring patient drug therapies,- Reception of orders from the distributers;- Participation in the internal organization strategy of continuous improvement implemented (Kaizen)

London, England, United Kingdom

Project: Formulation of Sustainable Concentracted Rinse-off Products

Lisbon, Portugal

Project: Xtreme Beauty from sea - Unlocking the biotechnological potential of extremophile halophytes as source of innovative cosmetic products.Bibliographic researches;Setting up the extraction parameters of natural raw materials;Characterization of the active ingredients by HPLC (extract analysis with internaldatabase);Synthesizing gelatin nanoparticles;Manufacture and in vitro evaluation of anti-aging gel batches;Characterization of encapsulation efficiency using HPLC

Lisbon, Portugal

- Development of a project on marketing and e-commmerce strategies for the canvassing of the millenial and Z generations to the use of the electronic alternatives that the community pharmacies offer through the "Farmácias Portuguesas" site and app;- Gathering of inputs and drawbacks of the "Farmácia Portuguesas" site, app, magazine and "Saúda" Card, with the presentation of possible alternatives for its overall flow and appeal.

Master’S Degree In Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences

Activities and Societies: - Worked as an investigation collaborator, developing an antioxidant gel, taking advantage.

Using Health Technology Assessment In Support Of Universal Health Coverage

Erasmus Research Student, Cosmetic Science

Elaboration of research work, during the course of 4 months, with the purpose of writing my Master’s degree thesis in the framework.

Scs Diploma, Cosmetic Science, Distinction