Barney Smith at CK Science is recruiting for a Product development Chemist to join a company that manufactures novel products for the Oil & Gas industry.
Responsibilities:
As a Product development Chemistyou will be responsible for developing rubber based polymers to customer specifications and requirements. This will include developing polymers from scratch, developing existing products, compounding, sourcing and maintaining test equipment and providing technical support to clients.
Qualifications and Skills:
The ideal candidate for this Product development Chemist must be qualified to PhD in organic or polymer chemistry standard or possess equivalent commercial laboratory experience within rubber or plastics development. They must also possess working knowledge of instrumentation and equipment used in rubber development and compounding and your communication skills must be excellent.
How to apply:
For more information or to apply for this Product development Chemist role please contact Barney Smith on 0191 384 8905 or email bsmith@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH23591 in all correspondence.
As reported by The Telegraph, scientists in Germany and Israel have been able to grow mouse sperm in the laboratory.
The team of scientists were lead by Professor Stefan Schlatt at Muenster University were able to grow sperm cells in a laboratory dish using germ cells – the cells in the testicles that are responsible for sperm production.
This incredible breakthrough could enable infertile men to father their own children. Speaking of the discovery, Stephen Gordon, a leading NHS male infertility consultant stated, “Infertile men naturally want to be the father of their child but at present have to accept that can’t happen. With the mouse discovery, that could now be a possibility.”
Barney Smith at CK Science presents this week’s Job of the Week, a Food Scientist position with a long established food manufacturer based in the North East, UK. To find out more, please watch Barney’s short video below and read the job description:
The role:
As Food Scientist, you will be actively involved in product development from concept generation to product launch and will be interfacing closely with functions at all stages of the process. This will include using your product development knowledge to develop formulae and processes to regulatory standards and food safety compliance, assist in troubleshooting, liaise with customers and clients and co-ordinate technical teams. You will also perform benchmarking studies, identify further business opportunities and add value to the business.
Skills, qualifications and experience:
To be considered for this Food Scientist position, you must be qualified to degree level in a food science based subject or possess equivalent industrial experience and have a proven track record working in NPD or food technology.
How to apply:
For more information, or to apply for this Food Scientist position, please contact Barney Smith at CK Science on 0191 384 8905 or email bsmith@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH23030 in all correspondence.
Barney Smith is currently looking for an Analytical Chemist to join an analytical laboratory based in Scotland.
Responsibilities:
As an Analytical Chemist you will be responsible primarily for analysis of oil, gas and chemical samples using ICP, IC and HPLC. You will also supervise staff, collect samples from sites and calibrate and validate instrumentation.
Qualifications:
The successful candidate for this Analytical Chemist role must be qualified to minimum HNC/HND level in chemistry or related subject or possess equivalent industrial experience. In addition, you will have a proven track record using the above instrumentation ideally in a supervisory role.
How to apply:
For more information or to apply for this Analytical Chemist role, please contact Barney Smith on 0191 384 8905 or email bsmith@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH23071 in all correspondence.
Sirius Mineralshas recently completed its first successful exploratory borehole at the York Potash project, and has received a grant from the UK government, reports proactiveinvestors.co.uk.
The £2.8 million grant is in response to the very strong possibility of the polyhalite grade that is being drilled for has been found in the main beds is of particularly high grade in the range presented in the York exploratory targets. The grant, which was given the day after the discoveries is intended to help the regional development of the area.
The Yorkshire based project is expected to create 1,000 direct jobs and over 4,000 indirect jobs, as well as supplying the UK with a long-term source of potash, which is used in the agricultural industry. The discovery and government aid has also seen Sirius Mineral’s share prices double in a month.
Barney Smith is currently recruiting for a NPD Food Scientist to join a long established food manufacturer based in the borders.
Responsibilities:
As a NPD Food Scientist you will be actively involved in product development from concept generation to product launch and will be interfacing closely with functions at all stages of the process. This will include using your product development knowledge to:
Develop formulae and processes to regulatory standards and food safety compliance
Assist in troubleshooting
Liaise with customers and clients and co-ordinate technical teams.
You will also perform benchmarking studies, identify further business opportunities and add value to the business.
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate for this NPD Food Scientist role must be qualified to degree level in a food science based subject or possess equivalent industrial experience and have a proven track record working in NPD or food technology.
How to apply:
For more information or to apply for this NPD Food Scientist role please contact Barney Smith on 0191 384 8905 or email Bsmith@ckscience.co.uk. Please quote reference DH23030 in all correspondence.
Carrie Ann Bell at CK Science presents this week’s Candidate of the Week, a Bioanalyst. To find out more, watch her short video and read the description below.
This candidate has two years experience as a bionalayst working with LC-MS and a further four years experience as an immunoanalyst predominantly working with ELISAs and antibody assays in the pharmaceutical industry.
They were responsible for their own studies in method development, validation and stability testing to GLP standards.
This candidate is flexible to work throughout Scotland and Northern England and is immediately available for employment.
For more information, please contact Carrie Ann on 0191 384 8905 or email cbell@ckscience.co.uk.
- 1994 – David was Medical Director at Genzyme working on the Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy program.
- He has also been the president of the Global Rare Disease Business and looked into the global launches of Aldurazyme, Fabrazyme and Myozyme.
- 2009 – David became the Chief Operating Officer of Genzyme
Meeker’s appointment to CEO will drive Genzyme’s push to incorporate the Rare Disease business and the Multiple Sclerosis franchise. He will join the Group Management Committee of Sanofi and report to Sanofi CEO, Christopher A. Viehbacher. Speaking of the news, Viehbacher stated, ”After working closely with David over the past six months, I am confident that he is the best person to lead Genzyme.”
The London Science Festival, which is taking place between 19th-23rd October, will cover ten venues with 30 separate science-related events. Here are some of the highlights:
Science Museum Lates - The festival comes to a close at the Science Museum’s monthly Lates evening, this time themed around climate change. FREE
For more information, please click here to visit the London Science Festival website. You can also follow the festival on Twitter: @LondonSciFest, or follow the hashtag #LSF11 throughout the event.
As reported by the BBC, the UK government will be pledging £50m towards developing new technologies using the new, “miracle material”, graphene.
Graphene, which was developed by two Manchester-based scientists is the strongest material known to science and is better at conducting electricity than copper. The scientists were awarded the Nobel-prize for the discovery.
