Posts Tagged ‘Cambridge’

The Cambridge cluster of bioscience companies is Europe’s most successful

Monday, May 14th, 2012

The BBC reported that the group of  technology and bioscience based companies in and around Cambridge is one of Europe’s most successful and best know clusters.

Since 1960, about 5,000 hi-tech companies have been founded in the area, of which 1,400 remain in business, employing about 40,000 people.

Increasingly big companies are even staying in Cambridge after acquisition by overseas companies such as Broadcom, HP, Medimmune and Takeda, while others, like Amgen, Microsoft and Toshiba, have chosen to locate and maintain research labs and development teams there to be close to these people.

A new book “The Cambridge Phenomenon” is published this week, that  tracks and seeks to explain the area’s success. This book is written by By Charles Cotton and Kate Kirk

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Regulatory Manager – East Anglia

Monday, March 19th, 2012

Jason Johal at CK Science is currently recruiting for a Regulatory Manager to join a global Biopharma company in East Anglia and close to Cambridge

The Job:

The role of this Regulatory Manager job is to provide effective regulatory and strategic input during product development and product life cycle management to support manufacturing activities on site and to ensure regulatory compliance for final product release. This is a dual reporting role to the Director of Quality Operations and to the Director of RA CMC Europe.

Responsibilities:

As a Regulatory Manager  you will have responsibility for 5 Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs professional staff and a budget up to $1MM key responsibilities include:

  • Partnering with Global RA CMC to deliver the strategy and execution for the preparation of CMC components for investigational medicinal products, new marketing applications, MAA variations and responses to agency questions.
  • Evaluation of post-approval CMC changes that affect EU MAA and International filings. Good working knowledge of EMA centralized variation system and variation application form. Scientific assessment of all relevant product related documents in compliance with EU regulatory requirements. Preparation of the EU quality components for CMC variations and maintenance of CMC sections in CTD format for EU MAA.
  • Collecting and developing responses to questions from regulatory authorities in close cooperation with project team members in US and EU.
  • Developing and maintaining a knowledge and understanding of current regulatory requirements for manufacture of API and testing, release and distribution of licensed medicinal products.
  • Maintaining regulatory compliance system for therapeutic products to support final product release and distribution to market.
  • Maintaining a high quality standards and a continuous improvement approach in responding to the evolving regulatory environment.
  • Maintaining CMC regulatory documents and liaison with appropriate Regulatory Authorities. This includes Site Master Files and manufacturing licenses and other regulatory approvals are maintained and available for regulatory agency and Customer Inspections.

Qualifications and Skills:

This Regulatory Manager role will require good working relationships with internal customers from QA/QC/Production/ Materials Management to improve regulatory compliance and awareness as well as collaboration with global regulatory personnel to ensure best practices and knowledge of global activities are communicated to site.

The company require someone capable of working independently to achieve goals and objective and with the ability to prioritise and organise daily work to meet overall deadlines. They must be able to influence others in a positive way and to identify and manage their own projects to completion. They will need the following:

  • A good knowledge of Pharmaceutical manufacturing processes and cGMP is essential as is knowledge and experience of international regulatory affairs environment for product life cycle management.
  • Practical experience of European regulatory procedures and the EU centralized procedure both pre and post approval are expected as is a good understanding of global change control management and regulatory compliance.
  • The ability to work on a number of projects with tight timelines, good scientific writing skills and the ability to work independently with minimal guidance are also required.

How to apply:

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For more information or to apply for this Regulatory Manager role please contact Jason Johal on 01438 723 500 or email jjohal@ckscience.co.uk.  Please quote reference ST23896 in all correspondence.

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Patent Specialist (Food) – Cambridgeshire

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Reena Dhana at CK Science is currently recruiting for a Patent Specialist in the food area to join a world leading Medical Device & Technology Organisation at their facilities in Cambridgeshire.  This is a contract role.

Responsibilities:

As a Patent Specialist your main responsibilities will involve patent searching, patent analysis and contextualising findings.

Qualifications:

To be considered for this Patent Specialist role you hold a BSc in Food Science, Life science, Engineering or a related subject (or equivalent). You will also have:

  • Extensive experience in the food industry is essential.
  • Good working knowledge of the patent system and the ability to analyse patents in the food industry is also essential.
  • A background in industrial scale food processing technologies is essential.
  • Expertise in cereals and grain, including processing, formulating and finished products including, but not limited to breakfast cereals and grain-based snacks would be advantageous.
  • Expertise in process equipment and conditions used to manufacture completed grain-based products is also advantageous. 

How to apply:

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For more information or to apply for this Patent Specialist role please contact Reena Dhana on 01438 723 500 or email rdhana@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST23700 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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Regulatory Affairs Professional Job based in Cambridge, UK

Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011

An outstanding opportunity for a Regulatory Affairs professional to join a well established Regulatory Consultancy Company and play an instrumental role in the growth of the business. You will be responsible for identifying and developing new business to ensure the regulatory sales targets are met or exceeded.

The person

Suitable candidates will have a background in sales / marketing of a scientific consultancy service. You will have sound knowledge of Global Regulatory Procedures, including marketing applications, negotiation and product licensing knowledge, proven success in agency influencing and negotiation. Broad level of experience within the Pharmaceutical industry with knowledge of Regulatory Affairs and knowledge of product development is a must.

You must have excellent communication skills, be a good listener, be commercially minded and able to develop complex and diverse proposals / solutions for clients’ requirements.

You will have the ability to network with colleagues and co-workers appropriately and to manage the communication to and collaboration of decision-making members of each project team. 

Typical activities may include:

  • Providing regulatory strategy and technical consultancy for the Regulatory Affairs Business Development Team and Project Management Team as well as regulatory consultancy and strategic advice to the clients;
  • Reviewing and providing technical advice to prepare regulatory submissions;
  • Contributing to development and implementation of global and regional regulatory functions;
  • To assist in business development in securing new business and making presentations to clients;
  • Maintaining and developing relationships with existing customers via meetings, telephone calls and emails;
  • Visiting potential customers to prospect for new business;
  • Acting as a contact between a company and its existing and potential markets;
  • Negotiating the terms of an agreement and closing sales;
  • Gathering market and customer information;
  • Representing the organization at trade exhibitions, events and demonstrations;
  • Negotiating variations in price, delivery and specifications with managers
  • Advising on forthcoming product developments and discussing special promotions;
  • Liaising with Project Managers to check on the progress of existing orders;
  • Recording sales and order information and sending copies to the sales manager;
  • Reviewing own sales performance, aiming to meet or exceed targets;
  • Gaining a clear understanding of customers’ businesses and requirements.    

Offer:

• Competitive basic salary
• Attractive commissions package with no caps
• Bonuses 

 

How to apply:

Please reply with your CV and cover letter to jobs@elc-group.com

Location: Cambourne, Cambridge

Ref: RABD_1

Cambridge based Oval Medical Technologies receives £2million investment

Wednesday, November 16th, 2011

As reported by Business Week, the Cambridge-based Oval Medical Technologies have secured a £2 million investment.

Oval Medical Technologies are experts in the design and development of drug delivery devices on vials, prefilled syringes and autoinjectors.

The substantial investment has come from AptarGroup, who now own a 20 per cent stake in Oval. They  are recognised as the market leader in the development and manufacture of innovative drug delivery services.

The investment will enable Apta Pharma, the division of the company which specialises in working with the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, to enter new categories, broaden it’s product portfolio and overall reach.

Oval is currently working with pharmaceutical companies to help customise devise for specific therapeutic areas. Currently, they are in the process of developing a novel auotinjector which is smaller and safer to use than any other device on the market.

Speaking of the news, Oval chairman, Peter Keen stated,

 “Aptar Pharma’s recognised experience and global presence will enhance Oval’s credibility within the pharmaceutical market and we are delighted that they have become our preferred manufacturing partner.

“Oval will benefit from their experience and particularly as it moves forward and prepares for the scale up of its technology. The investment will provide Oval with financial resources to develop and commercialise its autoinjector technology more rapidly thereby ensuring that it remains a leader in the field.”

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Lab 21 in Cambridge makes fungal diagnostics breakthrough

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

As reported by Business Weekly, Lab 21 Ltd, the clinical diagnostics specialist based in Cambridge, have made a breakthrough in fungal diagnostics which detect invasive Aspergillosis (IA).

Lab 21 have announced that that a test of its MycAssay Aspergillus has been successful in detecting IA in a mixed population of 159 patients which had underlying haematological or critical illness.

IA is seen in patients who are immunocompromised which results in some organs being less well protected by the immune system, as the blood supply to them is not as rich. This is usually a hidden, silent disease and early detection could result in greatly improved patient outcomes.

Berwyn Clarke, CSO at Lab21 said: “The results of this evaluation confirm that our new CE-marked assay for the diagnosis of IA represents a first-in-class addition to fungal diagnostics enabling faster, more reliable and sensitive case detection. We are in the process of conducting additional studies to firmly establish its clinical utility in high-risk settings.”

This is great news as current tests often give false-positive or false-negative results. This new data will hopefully be introduced into routine fungal disease guidelines as soon as possible.

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Job of the Week: Engineering Supervisor Job in Cambridgeshire

Thursday, November 10th, 2011

This week’s Job of the Week is an Engineering Supervisor position with an industry leading Polymer Materials Manufacturer. To find out more about this role, please watch Andrew’s video and read the job description below:

The role:

As Engineering Supervisor you will manage the company’s QC Laboratory at their site in Cambridgeshire. You will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the QC Laboratory which is involved in mechanical testing of polymer materials in support of the Development & Production Teams.

Your duties will include:

  • Management of the team of Technicians including assigning daily work and providing training / direction;
  • Ensuring sample turn around including working closely with production & technical support to minimise downtime and optimise testing;
  • Evaluation of current processes and coordination of continuous improvement in line with Lean & 5s methodologies including using ERP & MRP systems as well as ensure facilities are maintained in line with internal & quality standards.

 

The ideal candidate:

To be considered for this Engineering Supervisor role, you will have a qualification in a related Engineering (Mechanical, Testing, Production) discipline (or equivalent), working knowledge of mechanical / QC testing of materials and demonstrated supervisory or management experience. Experience of ERP or MRP systems would be highly advantageous, but it is not essential.

How to apply:

For more information or to apply for this Engineering Supervisor position, please contact Andrew Bolton at CK Science on 01438 723 500 or email your CV to abolton@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST23084 in all correspondence.

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Chemical Industry Jobs in the South of England

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

Analytical Chemist / Analyst

  • Salary: £16,000 – £30,000
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Telephone: 01438 723 500
  • Email: abolton@ckscience.co.uk
  • Location: London or Hampshire
  • Consultant Name: Andrew Bolton

CK Science is currently representing several organisations in the South of the UK who are looking for Analytical Chemists / Analysts to join their Petrochemical / Oil & Gas Testing Laboratories based in the London and Hampshire regions.

Working as an Analytical Chemist / Analyst, you will be responsible for the analysis of chemical samples, using a wide range of physical property analysis (ASTM, IP) and analytical techniques such as ICP, AA, GCMS, HPLC and GC. Working in a busy, customer facing laboratory, you will also be required to monitor quality standards in the laboratory (UKAS, ISO) as well as liaise with the customer surrounding results of tests.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join a leading Testing Laboratory, which in return offers an attractive salary and benefits package.

To be considered for this role, you will have a degree in Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry or a related discipline (or equivalent). It is essential to have a demonstrated background in an Analytical function within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Chemical or Environmental industries.


Development Engineer – Inks, Herts, Cambs

  • Salary: £Negotiable
  • Start Date: ASAP
  • Telephone: 01438 723 500
  • Email: abolton@ckscience.co.uk
  • Location: Hertfordshire / Cambridgeshire
  • Discipline: Engineering
  • Consultant Name: Andrew Bolton

Our client, a leading Inks Technology organisation, are currently looking for a Development Engineer to join their growing R&D Team based from their site in the Hertfordshire & Cambridgeshire region.

Working as a Development Engineer, you will be responsible for all aspects of design, assembly and testing of the organisations printing systems. Your duties will include the design (CAD) and prototyping of systems in line with customer requirements; implementing technology development as well as carrying out testing and validation of subsystems and systems solutions through empirical testing and analytical models.

This is an outstanding opportunity to join an innovative, leading Inks Technology organisation, which in return offers an attractive salary and benefits package.

To be considered for this role, you will have a degree in an Engineering discipline – Mechanical, Electronic, Materials, Production – (or equivalent) and demonstrated experience in a Development Engineer function including knowledge of CAD, gained in an Inks industry.

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Head of Quality & Compliance Job (CMC Services) – Cambridge, UK

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

As the Head of Quality and Compliance you will ensure the departments in the division are operating in accordance with appropriate GMP standards and review procedures to identify and implement changes to achieve continuous improvement in quality and compliance. This role is based in Cambridge, UK.

 

Responsibilities:

By working with Heads of Departments you will review operational procedures, SOPs and training in each department and identify and implement changes to improve quality and compliance. You will evaluate whether departmental errors have the potential to occur across the Division or Company and ensure they are investigated thoroughly and appropriate actions put in place to prevent a reoccurrence. You will also ensure that all GMP services provided by the Division meet current and future world-wide regulatory compliance and internationally recognised quality standards.

Key responsibilities of this Head of Quality & Compliance will include reviewing department and divisional quality metrics on a monthly basis and identifying trends and potential issues, reviewing departmental QC procedures and evaluating their effectiveness and robustness, training staff in GMP regulations and quality standards and Identify regulatory and quality training needs. You will also review all CAPA investigations and act as a source of advice for regulatory/quality queries from any member of staff within the Division.

The key aim of this role is to build, lead and motivate an effective quality and compliance team and to co-ordinate and respond to quality queries for both internal and external clients.

 

Person Specification:

The ideal candidate will have a thorough working knowledge of GMP, good communication skills and will be trained in LEAN or Six Sigma. Significant experience of quality management systems is essential as is experience in CMC and commercial drug manufacture.

 

Apply Now

For more information, or to apply for this Head of Quality and Compliance position, please contact Jason Johal at CK Science on 01438 723 500 or email jjohal@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference ST20961 in all correspondence.

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