Laboratory Services

Marcel has a track record in a range of management and senior scientific positions in industry and academia. Most recently he was a Principal Scientist in Product Design and Innovation at AstraZeneca, where he was responsible for introducing the latest science, new technologies (advanced drug delivery and manufacturing) and product design thinking into the Product Development group.

Marcel has led technical activities, provided project leadership and has managed product development teams responsible for the delivery of drug projects from initial concept design through late stage development, regulatory submission and launch (including advanced drug delivery systems). He has led teams at the drug discovery-development interface, assessing the level of chemistry manufacturing and controls (CMC) technical risk and defining product design strategies in early development. Project experience has covered projects across a range of disease and therapy areas with substantial experience in the oncology field.

Jo is an experienced Analytical Chemist (16+ years) with a Masters  degree in Analytical Chemistry (MChem) from the University of Salford and PhD in Bioanalytical Chemistry from the University of Manchester. She has an accomplished track record in both industrial (GSK, Waters, Thermofisher) and academic sectors globally, with specialisms in Chromatography, Mass Spectrometry and Infrared & Raman spectroscopies across a wide range of challenging pharmaceutical and biological applications. Jo is an experienced project manager and works collaboratively with partners in both academia and industry to facilitate progress in the field.

Shanoo is an experienced pharmaceutical development scientist with many years’ experience in large pharma and the biotech sector. She has a particular interest in biopharmaceutics, development of clinically relevant in vitro tests and the development of products for paediatrics.