Responsibilities:

As a Team Leader the key responsibilities for this role include:

• To provide the supervised running of the haematology section.
• To use established methods to analyse samples by automated and manual techniques.
•  To perform differential cell counts and assess cell morphology by microscopy.
• To evaluate methods, reagents and equipment for use in the haematology section.
• To assist in the preparation for cytological examination of body fluids and aspirates.
• To participate in and monitor performance in external and internal quality assurance schemes.
• To maintain reagent and consumable stocks and their correct storage.
• To maintain the standard operating procedure manual for haematology.
• To participate in the training of junior and other members of staff in haematological techniques.

Qualifications and skills:

The ideal candidate for this Team Leader role will have a Degree or HNC in appropriate subject and Membership of professional organisation. It is essential that the post holder must have a sound working knowledge of haematology with practical laboratory skills and the ability to organise work schedules and analytical methods.

How to apply:

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For more information or to apply for this Team Leader role please contact Naynesh Mistry on 0114 283 9956 or email nmistry@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference SH24083 in all correspondence.

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Responsibilities:

As a Compliance Officer you will be responsible for ensuring that manufacturing documents are compliant with GMP, writing new manufacturing documents, providing assistance to the New Product Co-ordinator during manufacturing and perform document compliance reviews.

Qualifications:

The ideal candidate for this Compliance Officer role must be qualified to at least HND level in chemistry or equivalent subject or possess equivalent industrial experience and have prior knowledge of GMP and Quality issues. 

How to apply:

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For more information or to apply for this Compliance Officer role please contact Heather Deagle on 0191 384 8905 or email hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH23938 in all correspondence.

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Skills required:

The ideal candidate for this Analytical Chemist role will have proven experience in working in an analytical laboratory type role involving method qualification or validation, release testing of drug substances or stability testing.

Qualifications: 

The successful candidate for this Analytical Chemist role ideally will be qualified to Degree level or similar in a relevant scientific discipline and have some experience gained with in a GMP setting.

How to apply:

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The agreement will allow early-stage biotech companies and entrepreneurs to gain access to both the laboratory facilities at The Babraham Research Campus, and the co-working community at the ideaSpace. This will therefore add an exciting new component to the start up ecosystem in Cambridge.

Babraham traditionally helps early stage biotech companies and entrepreneurs through programmes like the Biotechnology Investment Forum and the Cambridge Bio-Academic Showcase. However, this new collaboration would allow the Institute to reach a new audience – entrepreneurs from ideaSpace.

Entrepreneurs at ideaSpace will now be able to essentially partake in a spot of ‘hot-labbing’ – whereby they get part-time access to the laboratory facilities at the Babraham Institute. ideaSpace has been mainly high tech and software focused, but the new ‘hot-labbing’ agreement will allow them to attract members from other sectors.  This is explained by Dr Belinda Clarke, director of External Relations at ideaSpace, “The superb facilities at Babraham can help ideaSpace support a wider range of members from different sectors who require such specialist facilities.”

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Heather Deagle is looking for a Protein Scientist to join a major biotechnology company based in the Central Belt of Scotland.

Responsibilities:

The successful candidate for this Protein Scientist role will join a busy team working on scale-up and GMP manufacture of protein conjugates. They will synthesise protein conjugates and develop purification protocol, using HPLC based techniques for characterisation. They will also participate in writing process instruction sheets for manufacturing, validating processes and equipment and in technical support of manufacturing activities.

Skills required: 

The ideal candidate for this Protein Scientist role will have a good understanding of general protein handling techniques, together with an appropriate qualification in Biochemistry or similar.

How to apply:

For more information or to apply for this Protein Scientist role please contact Heather Deagle on 0191 384 8905 or email hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH23192 in all correspondence.

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This €40m project which will aim to discover how the epigenome influences health and disease. It is hoped that this will help lead to great advances in the treatment of a variety of human diseases.

Cambridge-based  contributors that will be involved with Blueprint, include:

• The Babraham Institute
• Cambridge University
• Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute
• European Bioinformatics Institute
• Oxford Nanopore

The study of epigenetics can help explain how human genes are influenced by external forces. The genome is essentially the body’s building blocks, so it is the epigenome that determines how these building blocks construct living things.

When the regulation of this is faulty, it can result in diseases such as cancer, diabetes, obesity  and cardiovascular disease.

Professor Wolf Reik, associate director at the Babraham Institute and Professor of Epigenetics at the University of Cambridge, explains:

“It is clear that our susceptibility to disease can only be partially explained by genes alone and epigenetics is emerging as an important research area that is bringing insight to many adult conditions like heart disease, diabetes, cancer and autoimmune disorders.

“The purpose of project Blueprint is to determine the properties and functions of epigenomes in development and disease.”

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Jonathan DiVincenzo, head of life sciences at EMD, has said that the deal improves the company’s flow cytometry range and will create “tremendous value for our customers’ research outcomes.” Amnis’ products are used in flow cytometry applications across various fields including biotech and pharmaceutical cell analysis.

DiVincenzo went on to add that “with this acquisition, EMD Millipore becomes the only provider of this technology.” David Basiji, Amnis chief executive, believes becoming park of Merck will “accelerate product development”for his company. The deal is expected to go through in the final quarter of this year.

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Environmental chemists

All industries need environmental officers to assess the effect the business has on the environment, and find ways to reduce that impact. The job essentially involves knowing the effects of chemicals (or whatever the business deals with) on the environment. For example, how can a pharmaceutical firm safely and effectively dispose of waste products or leftover stock?

Industries are taking a much more proactive role in environmental issues, so that the role of chemists is becoming prominent. Pharmaceutical, chemical and waste disposal industries all obviously need environmental chemists, but recently even IT firms are beginning to employ people to monitor their environmental impact. A solid grounding in chemistry is of great importance, and it is often recommended that those looking into such a role go on environmental courses.

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As a QC Analyst you will carry out chemical testing in accordance with approved methods (including HPLC, FTIR, GC) and in compliance with GMP. You should have a suitable qualification in chemistry and be competent in using techniques such as HPLC, GC and FTIR ideally gained within an industrial environment. The role is initially temporary but there is a likelihood it will be extended or made permanent.

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Impressively, the Biotech company has been ranked the 25^th fastest growing company in the UK across all sectors. CEO of BlueGnome, Nick Haan, stated,  ‘This award recognises BlueGnome’s ability to evolve as technologies for the investigation of genetic disease develop. We have a fantastic team at BlueGnome here in Cambridge and our office in the United States which enable us to achieve this level of sales growth, while also remaining profitable, even through times of recession and cut backs.’

Graham Snudden, VP Engineering, added ‘We pride ourselves on excellent customer service combined with the latest technology to allow our customers to improve the quality of their genetic services. Recent growth is mostly attributable to our 24sure technology which makes aneuploidy screening of single cells possible.’

The Fast 50 ranking reflects the fastest growing technology companies in the UK based on percentage growth in revenues over five years. The growth of BlueGnome highlights the biotech company’s new staff hires and increased productivity at their Cambridge headquarters.

BlueGnome  is a supplier of diagnostic products; microarrays, consumables, software, for molecular cytogenetics. They are a leader in in the provision of genetics tests and software for diagnosis of genetic disorders and improving fertility in IVF. To find out more, visit their website.

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Genzyme’s chief executive, Henri A.Termeer wrote this statement in a letter to Sanofi’s cheif executive Christopher A. Viehbacher, “The Genzyme board is not prepared to engage in merger negotiations with Sanofi based upon an opportunistic proposal with an unrealistic starting price that dramatically undervalues our company.”

Shares of Genzyme, which is one of the world’s leading makers of drugs for rare genetic disorders, rose nearly 4 percent to $70.13 in afternoon trading.

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The ideal candidate for this Molecular Biologist job will be educated to PhD, or equivalent in Molecular Biology, Immunology or a similar scientific discipline. You will be involved in the management of transgenic mouse lines, with experience of cell assays, cell/tissue culture, and ideally FACs analysis would be an advantage. You will use your Molecular Biologist to support a number of core projects.

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For more information or to apply for this Molecular Biologist job, please contact Julie Marshall at CK Science on  01438 723500 or email your CV to jmarshall@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST20102 in all correspondence.

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The company plans to close its Durham operations by the end of the year. They plan to consolidate its research and development work on treatments for hepatitis B and C to its headquarters in Foster City, California.

The biopharmaceutical company employs around 4,000 people around the world and it’s annual revenues surpassed $7 billion. Their primary areas of research include HIV/AIDS, liver disease and serious cardiovascular and respiratory conditions.

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This is a great opportunity to join a fast growing research company in Cambridge with excellent commuting links to London and the North

The ideal candidate for this Molecular Microbiologist job will be a post-doctoral scientist with a strong background in Molecular Microbiology/Molecular Biology and will have the ability to develop products aimed at Clostridium difficile and a range of Gram negative organisms.

This Molecular Microbiologist demands a candidate with a strong and varied Molecular Biology skill set, ideally with some microbiological application (we are not looking for a Microbiologist, we want a Molecular Microbiologist). They will hold a PhD with post doc experience in a related area (or equivalent) and it is essential that they have industrial experience again in a relevant area.

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For more information, or to apply for this Molecular Microbiologist role now, please contact Jason Johal on 01438 723500 or email jjohal@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST19929 in all correspondence.

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Kirkstall Ltd develops innovative testing technologies at its Kroto Innovation Centre laboratories based in Sheffield. The biotech company will be hosting the event to discuss new developments in human-cell based testing in Montpellier in France on May 26^th and May 26^th.

Topics covered will span from regulatory procedures to reducing the need for animal testing. Not only this, but Sheila MacNeil, a professor at the University of Sheffield will be presenting her paper on 3d tissue engineering models for research and development.

Kirkstall recently received by than £100,000 of equity funding following its involvement in Grant Thornton’s Investing in Health programme. The funding has enabled the biotech company to further develop its technologies whilst building on its reputation. This has lead to the biotechnology company to win its first significant three-year contact in toxicity testing.

Managing Director of Kirkstall, Malcom Wilkinson, has stated, “We’ve had a fantastic response to the event so far with more than 90 people registered to attend. The key reason there is so much interest is that there are some serious unmet needs at the moment in toxicity testing which our technologies can address.

“It is a great opportunity to bring together leading researchers from the industry and also shows the benefits of working with academic research teams and key opinion leaders in the biotechnology market place.”

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Our client based in the Central Belt of Scotland requires a Manufacturing Technician to operate kilo scale processes to deliver high potency active pharmaceutical ingredients used in the treatment of cancer.

Once fully trained, as a Manufacturing Technician, you will operate chemical processing equipment and progress the manufacture of products to the desired yield and quality and to the required timescales, working on a shift system.

The ideal candidate for this Manufacturing Technician job will be educated to a minimum HNC or equivalent in process manufacture or similar, together with relevant industrial experience in chemical processing or bioprocessing. As a Manufacturing Technician , you should have worked in a cGMP, clean room environment following SOPs and/or batch records.

This Manufacturing Technician job is initially a three-month temporary role with a view to extending to a longer team permanent contract.

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The climb has been organised to raise money and awareness for children’s hospice, Hope House in Oswestry. It takes over £4million each year to run the hospice and they are currently caring for over 320 terminally ill children and their families. This doesn’t just include the physical, psychological and spiritual care for the children affected, but also bereavement support, in all its forms, for the siblings and other family members left behind. Hope House also offers bereavement services to the larger community, helping a wide number of children over an extremely traumatic time in their lives. At this time 93 families are receiving post bereavement support.

Hope House currently received only £300,000 of funding from the government each year and the other £3,700,000 is raised by events such as this.

It is hoped that the Kilimanjaro climb will raise a minimum of £4,000. This money will go a small way to help the staff of Hope House ease the final days of terminally ill children.

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Biotech jobs will be created through a shift in chemical activities in France towards biotechnology and vaccine production by 2014.

The pharmaceutical company plans to create a new biosynthetic process in the plants of Saint-Aubin-Les-Elbeuf, in North Western France, and Vertolaye, in central France, in order to improve its global competitiveness on corticosteroid output. As a result there will be many biotechnology jobs created.

This biotechnology job creation will be off-set by plans to close the companies Romainville plant, in North Western France, by the end of 2013. Sanofi have said that this closure will be accompanied by a ‘job stimulus plan’.

Philippe Luscan, Head of Industrial Affairs stated, “There is a balance between a reduction in chemical jobs and a rise in biotechnology jobs, so the number of jobs will be steady overall.”

The project will also bring about measures to improve career progression by implementing biotechnology training programmes for 700 employees. This will be facilitated through a partnership with French Universities.

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The main duties of this Study Director role will include overseeing, managing and supervising all pre clinical studies and providing support to clinical studies as well as introducing new techniques and procedures to maintain scientific capability in line with competitors. You will also be heavily involved with designing and executing scientific experiments and proposing, developing and validating new methodologies

A successful Study Director, you will have excellent project management, planning and organisational skills with the ability to run multiple studies at the same time. You will be able to summarise, interpret and review data and will have the ability to draw conclusions and make recommendations. You will also be able to motivate people and be able to manage and supervise effectively. This is a client facing role and therefore strong communication skills are essential.

It is essential that you hold a BSc in a relevant subject (or equivalent) and that you have gained experience working as a Study Director. You will be adept in a wide range of Molecular Biological and Virology techniques such as cell culture, performing virology assays (e.g. HA/HI/ELISA’s/virustatic and virucidal assays), Immunology (cytokine/proliferation assay, developing reagents/markers of infection and inflammation assays), RT-PCR, site-directed mutagenesis, etc. It is also essential that you have supervisory experience along with experience of working to budgets. Any experience of Phase I/II clinical studies would be advantageous.

This is a great opportunity for the right person to develop their career with Europe’s leading CRO.

How to Apply

For more information or to apply for this Study Director role, please contact Jason Johal on 01438 723 599 or email jjohal@ckscience.co.uk.

If you do not hear back from us within 5 working days of your application for this role, it means that on this occasion you have not been shortlisted for the next stage of the recruitment campaign. Entitlement to work in the EEA is essential. Please quote reference ST19501 in all correspondence.

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As Senior Process Technologist your role will involve:

• The introduction of new products
• Prioritising plant preparation and start up activities
• The allocation of tasks to members of the production team
• Accountability for the introduction of new and existing products
• Acting as a focal point for process performance issues

This Senior Process Technologist role also involves managing a small team of document technicians and manufacturing scientists ensuring all documents are compliant with company standards and laboratory scale process development and scale up activities during early stages of technical transfer.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an exceptional company which offers innovative solutions at the cutting edge of research.

To be considered for this Senior Process Technologist role you must have a proven background in a similar role and be of graduate calibre.

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For more information or to apply for this Senior Process Technologist role, please contact Heather Deagle at hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk. Please use reference number DH19448 in all correspondence.

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CK Science is the largest independent scientific recruitment company in the UK. Our team of specialist recruiters are here to help you achieve your career ambitions within the scientific industry. We actively offer you careers advice, help with writing your CV, assistance with interview preparation and up-to-date information about the industry. We pride ourselves on providing an honest, straight-forward and trustworthy service to both our clients and candidates.

Our client, a global industry leader in Consumer & Medical Device Technology, are currently looking for a Quality Engineer to work from their state-of-the-art Manufacturing facilities based in Suffolk.

Joining their Quality Engineering Team, you will be responsible for developing and implementing key manufacturing improvements in line with continual improvement activities such as 5S, Kaizen & Lean Manufacturing.

As a Quality Engineer, you will also be involved in conducting audits utilising a range of quality tools (FMEA, Control Plan, 8D, Lean) in line with relevant quality standards (ISO 13485, 19001) as well as implementing non conformance reports and root cause analysis in order to ensure corrective and preventative actions (CAPA) are taken.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a world leader in Technology Development & Manufacturing, which in return offers an attractive salary and benefits package as well as strong career progression.

To be considered for this Quality Engineer role, you will have a degree or equivalent in an Engineering or Scientific Discipline and proven practical experience within a Manufacturing and/or Medical Device Environment including Black Belt or the potential to achieve. Demonstrated experience of quality tools (FMEA, Control Plan, 8D, PPAP, DFSS, Lean Manufacturing) and knowledge of quality standards (ISO 13485, 19001) are essential for this role.

How to Apply

If you would like to hear more about this role, please contact Andrew Bolton on 01438 723 500 or email abolton@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST19410 in all correspondence.

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CK Science is the largest independent scientific recruitment company in the UK. Our team of specialist recruiters are here to help you achieve your career ambitions within the scientific industry. We actively offer you careers advice, help with writing your CV, assistance with interview preparation and up-to-date information about the industry. We pride ourselves on providing an honest, straight-forward and trustworthy service to both our clients and candidates.

Our client a major biotechnology company based in the Central Belt of Scotland is looking for a permanent Protein Scientist.

Working as a Protein Scientist, you will join a busy team working on scale-up and GMP manufacture of protein conjugates. You will synthesise protein conjugates and develop purification protocoal, using HPLC based techniques for characterisation. You will also participate in writing process instruction sheets for manufacturing, validating processes and equipment and in technical support of manufacturing activities.

To be considered for this Protein Scientist role you will have a good understanding of general protein handling techniques is required, together with an appropriate qualification in Biochemistry or similar. Entitlement to work in the UK is essential.

If you would like to hear more about this Protein Scientist job, please contact Heather Deagle on 0191 3848905 or email hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH19129 in all correspondence.

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CK Science is the largest independent scientific recruitment company in the UK. Our team of specialist recruiters are here to help you achieve your career ambitions within the scientific industry. We actively offer you careers advice, help with writing your CV, assistance with interview preparation and up-to-date information about the industry. We pride ourselves on providing an honest, straight-forward and trustworthy service toboth our clients and candidates.

Our client is a contract R&D and manufacturing Biopharmaceutical Company based in the North East of England and they require a number of Research Biochemists at different levels to join their downstream purification project team. Positions are available on both a temporary and permanent basis.

Working as a Research Biochemist, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team and be responsible for developing and scaling up processes and supporting their transfer to cGMP manufacture.

To be considered for these Research Biochemist roles, you must have a degree in a biochemistry related subject or equivalent experience and some experience of working in a commercial biotechnology environment. Technical knowledge and practical experience of protein purification techniques including primary harvesting, column chromatography and filtration would be beneficial. Entitlement to work in the UK is essential.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving company in a fast moving environment at the heart of the therapeutic biopharmaceutical industry and will provide the successful candidate with ample potential opportunities for personal and career development.

To hear more about these Research Biochemist roles, please contact Heather Deagle on 0191 3848905 or email hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk, quoting reference DH19130 in all correspondence. If you do not hear back from us within 5 working days of your application for this role, it means that on this occasion you have not been shortlisted for the next stage of the recruitment campaign.

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CK Science is the largest independent scientific recruitment company in the UK. Our team of specialist recruiters are here to help you achieve your career ambitions within the scientific industry. We actively offer you careers advice, help with writing your CV, assistance with interview preparation and up-to-date information about the industry. We pride ourselves on providing an honest, straight-forward and trustworthy service to both our clients and candidates.

Our client, a major biotechnology company based in the Central Belt of Scotland is looking for a Protein Scientist to work on a temporary contract initially for 6 months.

As a Protein Scientist, you will join a busy team working on scale-up and GMP manufacture of protein conjugates. You will synthesise protein conjugates and develop purification protocoal, using HPLC based techniques for characterisation. You will also participate in writing process instruction sheets for manufacturing, validating processes and equipment and in technical support of manufacturing activities.

The successful candidate for this Protein Scientist role will have a good understanding of general protein handling techniques, together with an appropriate qualification in Biochemistry or similar. Entitlement to work in the UK is also essential.

To hear more about this Protein Scientist role, please contact Heather Deagle on 0191 3848905 or email hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk, quoting reference DH19312 in all correspondence. If you do not hear back from us within 5 working days of your application for this role, it means that on this occasion you have not been shortlisted for the next stage of the recruitment campaign.

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CK Science is the largest independent scientific recruitment company in the UK. Our team of specialist recruiters are here to help you achieveyour career ambitions within the scientific industry. We actively offer you careers advice, help with writing your CV, assistance with interview preparation and up-to-date information about the industry. We pride ourselves on providing an honest, straight-forward and trustworthy service to both our clients and candidates.

Our client is involved in supporting healthcare providers and the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries with technically advanced testing services. This innovative and dynamic company are currently looking for a “hands on” Immunoassay Development Scientist to join their team based in Suffolk, who is capable of developing new assays from concept through to validation and transfer to manufacturing. Reporting to the Head of Immunodiagnostics Development, you will be involved in the design and development of In-vitrodiagnostic devises using immunodiagnostic procedures.

Working as an Immunoassay Development Scientist, you will oversee the maintenance and growth of hybridomas for monoclonal antibody production and the purification of component materials from sources such as recombinant organisms, hybrodomas or other biological systems. You will also assist in the design, development and troubleshooting of all immunoassay development projects to verify and validate the product.

The successful candidate for this Immunoassay Development Scientist job will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a science related subject and that you have knowledge of working to GLP. Experience of analytical techniques such as ELISA, 2D electrophoresis, protein purification and cell culture is also essential.

If you would like to hear more about this Scientist job, please contact Lucy Campbell on 01438 723 500 or email lcampbell@ckscience.co.uk.  Please quote reference ST19177 in all correspondence.

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CK Science is the largest independent scientific recruitment company in the UK. Our team ofspecialist recruiters are here to help you achieve your career ambitions within the scientific industry. We actively offer you careers advice, help with writing your CV, assistance with interview preparation and up-to-date information about the industry. We pride ourselves on providing an honest, straight-forward and trustworthy service to both our clients and candidates.

As a Research Biochemist, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary project team and be responsible for developing and scaling up processes and supporting their transfer to cGMP manufacture.

The ideal candidate for this job will have a degree in a biochemistry related subject or equivalent background  and will some experience of working in a commercial biotechnology environment. Technical knowledge and practical experience of protein purification techniques including primary harvesting, column chromatography and filtration would also be beneficial for this Research Biochemist job.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a thriving company in a fast moving environment at the heart of the therapeutic biopharmaceutical industry and will provide the successful candidates with ample potential opportunities for personal and career development.

If you would like to hear more about this Research Biochemist job, please contact Heather Deagle at CK Science on 0191 384 8905 or email hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk. Entitlement to work in the UK is essential. Please quote reference DH19130 in all correspondence.

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The world-class pharmaceutical company, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), is set to spend £500 million on a new state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical manufacturing plant and on improving its facility in Ware, Hertfordshire. The move comes after a pre-Budget report reduced the rate of Corporation Tax on 10pc on income arising from UK patents.

It seems that over the past few months, GSK and the drug industry have been in talks with the government about the proposal, which has been labeled a “patent box”. Speaking of the ‘patent box’, Andrew Witty, chief executive of GSK, said: “The patent box is exactly the sort of active, long-term and creative support that we need from the Government to ensure that the UK remains an attractive place for highly skilled sectors such as pharmaceuticals. For GSK, assuming the new regime will apply to patents currently under development it will have the immediate impact of making the UK a priority area for future investments, particularly in manufacturing.”

There is much speculation regarding the location of the biopharma site, but Stevenage, Ulverston and Barnard Castle, where the company has existing sites, are all in the running. Products that could be developed there include Arzerra, for leukaemia, and Syncria, for type 2 diabetes.

This investment is GSK’s largest in the UK for at least a decade and highlights the impact that the new tax regime could have on companies investing in research and development. To read more about this story, please visit the Telegraph website.

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The festive season is traditionally a time of utter indulgence; eating, drinking and relaxing. However, for some jobseekers in the scientific industry, the Christmas holidays may well be spent looking for a science job.

The festive period is the perfect time for you to find the perfect scientific job for you. Just think, whilst everyone else (i.e. your competitors) are choosing to kick back and relax; you can get ahead in your job search, and gain a real competitive advantage.

Job hunting over the Christmas period doesn’t necessarily have to be all doom and gloom. After all, Christmas is the party season of the year, so don’t miss out. You can use events such as company and family Christmas parties to network and get your name out there. After all, at Christmas time people tend to relax and have their guards down, making them more open to helping you with your search to find the perfect science job for you.

You don’t have to be chained to your computer either. By searching for jobs on the CK Science website, you can search and apply for jobs quickly and easily. To search for a science job, click here.

CK Science is here to ensure that the festive season doesn’t slow your search for a science job one little bit. Remember, if you fail to remain visible in the market, someone else is bound to take your place. After all, no matter what time of year it might be, you’ve got be in it to win it!

Our client, a leading international manufacturer and supplier of specialty chemicals, is currently looking for a Chemist specialising in Encapsulation to join their laboratory and manufacturing facilities in South East England.

As an R&D Encapsulation Scientist, you will be responsible for the coordination of R&D development projects surrounding new microencapsulation techniques as well as offering technical advice to clients and customers. Further responsibilities of this R&D role include:

• Co-ordination of R&D projects and investigation of new microencapsulation techniques.
• Visit customers, solve customer issues, make technical presentations and initiate new projects and applications.
• Using hands-on laboratory skills to increase sales of their product range.
• Working with, and supporting technical, marketing and sales personnel within the company.

To be considered for this role, you will have a degree or equivalent in Chemistry or a related subject and proven practical experience in the microencapsulation or hydrogel field. In return, you will receive a competitive package including an attractive salary and benefits.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced scientist to use their hands-on laboratory skills at a growing international manufacturer that operate in many sectors including Personal Care, Cosmetics, Home Care and Oral Care.

If you are interested in hearing more about this R&D Scientist role, please contact Andrew Bolton on 01438 723 500 or email abolton@ckscience.co.uk. Alternatively, to apply, please click here.

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CK Science is the largest independent scientific recruitment company in the UK. Our team of specialist recruiters are here to help you achieve your career ambitions within the scientific industry. We actively offer you careers advice; help with writing your CV, assistance with interview preparation and up-to-date information about the industry. We pride ourselves on providing an honest, straight-forward and trustworthy service to both our clients and candidates. Please visit our website.

CK Science, the leading scientific recruitment agency, are proud to unveil our new look website: http://ckscience.co.uk.

Speaking of the launch of the new CK Science website, Ashley Kirk, Director, stated, ‘We are really excited about the launch of our new website. We are confident the site will ensure that CK Science continue to find the best people for each and every scientific vacancy we handle.’

The website has been redesigned with the aim of helping our candidates to get the perfect science job for them. The new site provides jobseekers in the scientific industry with improved usability, enabling you to search and apply for jobs in the industry easily and quickly. To search for jobs, click here. If you are actively looking for a job in science, you will find many handy hints on our new website to help you along the way, including CV writing tips, interview tips and preparation.

As well as an improved user experience for jobseekers, our new and improved site will also prove to be a useful resource for clients and employers within the scientific industry. The site provides you with comprehensive information about the recruitment services we provide. You will also find valuable advice covering the following topics: interview advice, writing a job description, writing a person specification.

Catherine Gutsell, Digital Marketing Officer at CK Science, stated, ‘Our new website both complements and strengthens our digital and social media strategy. It is designed to help us build long-term relationships with both clients and candidates by actively engaging them with useful and valuable content.’

We hope you find our new site useful, and, if you have any comments or suggestions, please feel free to contact us at cgutsell@ckscience.co.uk