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DECADES OF TRACK RECORD IN ANALYZING BIOLOGICSSEC TECHNOLOGY POWERED BY 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE“For me, the most
interesting projects
these days are those
that implement
‘green’ technology
in our processes.”
customers all over the world gives
me the chance to meet people from
other cultures, so I’ve ended up with
a large, international network. I am
also directly involved in the practical
implementation of the solution within
each project, which is a real highlight
for me.
How would you characterize the
culture in your area of work?
It is very open – a result of working in
a real team-oriented environment. We
have plenty of opportunities to keep
up-to-date with developments in other
fields, or with other techniques, via
workshops, lectures, knowledge cafes,
and so on. The chance to continually
improve on your knowledge and
develop your skills is positive and
very important.
Tell us about your day-to-day...
It involves providing chromatographic
solutions for incoming projects
companywide, but also advising
different customers about
implementing chromatography
systems in their laboratory
or processes. I also try to
implement chromatography
as an on-line or at-line tool
for many processes, and
try to take the analytics
to the customer – instead of bringing
the customer to our lab.
Another responsibility for me is data
management; I implemented the current
data system in our laboratories and am
now system administrator, responsible
for maintaining and updating our
system. I am currently rolling out the
system in different locations across
the site.
It is also my role to keep up-to-date
with developments in my scientific field
through regular and intensive
contact with instrument
suppliers – and this can
lead to collaboration for
the development of newinstruments and testing prototypes.
When it comes to potential investment
opportunities for new technologies and
instruments, I am often called on to
advise about the best fit – based on
testing and experience.Can you give us an example of a
collaborative project you’ve
worked on?
Several years ago, I got a request from
a specific business unit of our company
to develop an instrument, one which
would control a particular process, and
perform analysis both at percentage level
and at ppb level, simultaneously and at
high speed. But the most challenging