Posts Tagged ‘Biotechnology’

Shift QC Analyst – North East

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

Heather Deagle at CK Science is currently looking for a Shift QC Analyst to join a biotechnology company at their site in the North East.

Responsibilities:

This Shift QC Analyst role is to be based in the QC team working with HPLC, GC and wet chemistry techniques. This is an exciting role for an analyst as it is a fast moving and dynamic company, where adaptability and flexibility are necessary to succeed in this position.

Qualifications & Skills:

The successful Shift QC Analyst will have a proven background within chemistry with experience in some or all of the mentioned laboratory techniques ideally gained working to GMP/within industry.

How to apply:

For more information or to apply for this Shift QC Analyst role please contact Heather Deagle on 0191 384 8905 or email hdeagle@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH23511 in all correspondence.

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Cambridge introduces ‘hot-labbing’ to biotech entrepreneurs and start-ups

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

As reported by Business Weekly, a new partnership between The Babraham Research Campus and The University of Cambridge’s ideaSpace is set to create 410 new biotech jobs.

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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Manufacturing Manager (Shift) Job – Scotland

Thursday, October 6th, 2011

Barney Smith is looking for a Manufacturing Manager to join his client which is a world leading manufacturer within the biotechnology sector based at their site in Scotland

Responsibilities:

As a Manufacturing Manager working a continental shift pattern, the role will involve continuous improvement and optimisation of products, processes and procedures.  You will also be responsible for staff management, training and development, handling customer queries and complaints and troubleshooting any bottlenecks in the manufacturing process. 

Qualifications:

The successful candidate for this Manufacturing Manager role must be qualified to degree level in a science or engineering based subject or possess equivalent industrial experience and have a proven track record in a supervisory or management role within a biotech related process or manufacturing site.

How to apply:

For more information or to apply for this Manufacturing Manager role please contact Barney Smith on 0191 384 8905 or email bsmith@ckscience.co.uk.  Please quote reference DH22909 in all correspondence.

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Lincolnshire Food Research Centre to Create Jobs

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Thisislincolnshire.co.uk has reported that a new research centre for food production could be built in the county and make the area a world renowned centre of excellence.

Plans are to be put forward in October and funding will be received from the Regional Growth Fund. University of Lincoln director Andrew Stevenson says that the centre “will attract world experts.” He added that the research centre will “help… producers become more efficient.” The centre is intended to take on students applying for undergraduate and post-graduate degrees as well as researchers and staff in current Lincolnshire businesses.

The centre will costs between £7 million and £10 million, and is expected to create 70 jobs directly, and over 200 jobs in the area. Chief executive of the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society, Mark Farmer, said that the plans “will put Lincolnshire on the map as a world-leader in a very important research sector.”

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QinetiQ Sells Fuel Business to Intertek

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

The QinetiQ Group, based in Farnborough, is selling off its fuel and lubricants business for £500,000, reports insidermedia.com.

The Intertek Group is to take over the UK Fuel and Lubricants Testing Business (OALTB), which QinetiQ has sold in order to concentrate on their core services, including aerospace and security. Intertek is going to bring the fuel business into the pharmaceutical and chemical division of their operations.

This is the third recent acquisition by Intertek, who have also purchased Stoke based Food Analytical Laboratories Limited (FAL) and Rechere Developpement and Consulting (RDC), based in Brussels. Wolfhart Hauser, CEO of Intertek, has said the purchases “demonstrate Intertek’s progress in its strategy to add new expertise and capabilities across the supply chain.” He later commented that the firm is looking forward “to welcoming these companies and their management teams to Intertek.”

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North West Biomedical Firms Receive Investment

Thursday, August 4th, 2011

Two biomedical companies, Alchemy Healthcare and Future Medical Technologies, are to each receive £50,000 from the North West Fund for Biomedical, reports pharmatimes.com.

The North West Fund is run by venture capital firm SPARK Impact and supplies debt and equity funding to small and medium sized businesses in the North West of England. Alchemy Healthcare has developed a nasal device for administering treatments in order to avoid injections. The investment they will receive will be used to “complete various elements of tooling and a modest clinical trial,” said Ian Harrison, the firm’s founder. They also hope to receive the results soon and receive further investment.

Future Medical Technologies has developed a polymer to mimic cartilage that is used to help arthritis, improving patient care. The investment will be used to speed development of the product and gain further regulatory approval. Dr Yousef Taktak has called the investment a “great opportunity.”

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GSK to Profit From Sale of Non-Core Assets

Friday, July 29th, 2011

At least three private equity firms are planning a bid for GSK non-prescription drugs, reports Reuters.

The products being bid for include over the counter painkillers and vitamin supplements. These sales are the product of GSK’s reduction of non-core products announced in February, representing 10% of the consumer healthcare business. Bids for the products are expected on 8th August, but will be negotiable. CEO Andrew Witty expects the deals to close in the fourth quarter of 2011 before adding that GSK will be looking for the best deal for shareholders to benefit.

Rival companies are unlikely to bid for all the products GSK is looking to offload, worth a maximum of around £2 billion. However because the products will not be sold as a single body, analysts believe that GSK will not be able to make that amount. The lack of coherence in the products on sale, other than, as one analyst says “stuff that GSK doesn’t want,” also means it will be difficult to sell the portfolio for such an amount in one go.

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Cell Biologist – Cambridge

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Julie Marshall  is currently recruiting for a Cell Biologist to join a Biopharma Unit in Cambridge on a temporary basis.

Responsibilities:

As a Cell Biologist you will assist with characterisation of the binding properties and biological activity of domain antibodies and recombinant proteins to support early stage drug discovery programmes.

The ideal candidate:

The ideal candidate for this Cell Biologist role will have the following skills:

  • Essential for this role is your practical experience in cell culture, assay development and optimisation of fluorescence based techniques such as Flow Cytometry, confocal microscopy and FRET.
  • Ability to implement and run siRNA knockdown protocols is essential.
  • You should be highly motivated and have a proven ability to handle multiple projects working both within a team and independently.
  • Your experience of biological assay techniques will be complemented with a desire to develop, trouble shoot and validate protocols. 

Qualifications:

For this Cell Biologist role you must have a life science degree, PhD (or equivalent) and research experience in the field of cell biology and an understanding of molecular biology would be advantageous.  This is a temporary position until December 2011.

How to apply:

For more information for or to apply for this Cell Biologist role please contact Julie Marshall on jmarshall@ckscience.co.uk.  Please quote reference ST22426 in all correspondence.

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Environmental Chemists on the Rise

Wednesday, July 13th, 2011

Environmental chemists are much needed in most jobs, particularly in the pharmaceutical industry, reports ibnlive.com.

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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Meet the recent addition to the CK Science team!

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Carrie Ann Bell is one of the recent additions to the  ever expanding CK Science team and is based in our Durham office. Carrie Ann specialises in recruitment for the Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Medical Devices and Diagnostics industries.

Find out more about Carrie Ann by watching this short video:

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