Sarah Salter RCDP (she/her/hers) Royal Society of Chemistry
Sarah is one of the in-house Career and Professional Development Advisers within the Career Management team at the Royal Society of Chemistry working to support members at any career stage. Since 2017, she has supported the professional development of members and the Career Management team. Sarah completed her career guidance and development diploma in 2020 to gain Registered Career Development Practitioner (RCDP) status through the Career Development Institute. Previously, she worked at Cambridge Judge Business School supporting one-year MBA students from a wide range
of industries and backgrounds to achieve their ambitious career goals. Before changing careers, Sarah worked in the publishing industry for 10 years at Cambridge University Press and the Royal Society of Chemistry. Sarah has insights into a wide range of industries from blue-chip employers to SMEs and career routes into these roles whilst specialising in researching and utilising labour market information and employment trends. Away from work, she likes to build her indoor plant collection and teach her cat new tricks.
Azzedine Dabo Investigator at GSK LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/azzedine-dabo-43b4bb57/
I am a passionate, motivated and enthusiastic Investigator at GSK. I completed my PhD at the University of Warwick and have since gained over 4 years industry experience at Pfizer, Mylan, Johnson Mathey and GSK. My research centres on analytical method development and optimisation for small molecules. I am currently part of GSK’s Method Innovation Team based in Stevenage UK with area of interest in in-silico modelling, quality by design (QbD) method development and the transfer of analytical methods and results between chromatography instruments.
Zoë Ayres
Zoë has had a varied background in analytical science from studying forensics, collaborating with a large pharmaceutical company, and doing a PhD in diamond-based sensor technologies. Zoë transitioned from her postdoctoral academic position to industry in 2018. She has spent the last four years working in the water industry and represents UK interests in environmental monitoring through her British Standards Institute work.
Mark Platt Mark is currently a Reader of Nanotechnology within the chemistry department of Loughborough University. He joined the dept in April 2012 as a probationary lecturer, developing the area of aptamer sensors and resistive pulse sensors. He has grown the research and impact over the 10 years to become a global leader in the field. He completed his undergraduate studies in 2001, obtaining a first class degree in Chemistry with Analytical Science from the University of Salford, before obtaining a PhD in 2005 from the University of Manchester. Prior to obtaining a permanent lectureship contract he spent 8 years postdocing moving between countries (USA, Ireland and the UK) and
disciplines exploring microfluidics, aptamer and electrochemistry technologies. More recently he launched a spinout company called “Figura Analytics”. In its first year it secured private investment and innovate UK grants, winning the Best Pitch Award from Minerva Business Angels, and Highly Commended award from Institute for Manufacturing (IfM), University of Cambridge, and the Innovation in Food and Drink Manufacturing from the Leicestershire Innovation Awards.
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