Biochemical Engineering
Committee
Will Olughu
Chair
Dr Olughu holds the position of Senior Principal Scientist at Ipsen Biopharm Ltd UK. His extensive journey has led him through both academic and industrial realms as a biotechnology and bioprocess engineering expert. This dual experience has endowed him with a profound insight into the intricate process of bridging foundational principles from laboratory settings to large-scale commercial manufacturing. Within the BioPharmaceutical Development team at Ipsen, he focuses his technical leadership on the characterisation, optimisation and advancement of bioprocesses. His expertise extends to areas such as scale-up/down methodologies, process intensification, seamless integration of Process Analytical Technology (PAT), in silico modelling of bioprocesses and the implementation of cell-free synthesis techniques for the production of biologics.
Henry Charlton
Treasurer
Stephen Judd
Secretary
Stephen Judd is a Bioprocess SME with DPS Group.
James Winterburn
Immediate Past Chair
Dr James Winterburn is a Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering.
Ooi Chien Wei (Edward)
Malaysia Chapter
Glenn Robinson
Committee Member
Glenn graduated from Reading University in 1984 with an honours degree in biological sciences, specialising in microbiology.
Bill Thompson
Newsletter Editor
Wenqian Chen
Committee Member
Ali Bahari
Committee Member
Andrew Brown
Webinar coordinator
Adam Hawthorne
Careers Development Organiser
Mark Woodyer
Committee Member
Petra Hanga
Bursary Officer
Dr Mariana Petronela (Petra) Hanga BEng, PhD, FHEA, AMIChemE is a Lecturer in Biological Engineering at Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Dr James Mercer
Committee Member
Alex Brierley
Committee Member
Alex Brierley is a process engineer / project manager at Pall Corporation.
Vaughan Thomas
Committee Member
Eirini Theodosiou
Webinar coordinator
Eirini obtained a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens, followed by an MSc in Biochemical Engineering from University College London and a PhD in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Denmark (DTU).
Paul Bird
Committee member
Neil Renault
Committee member
Laia Garrido
Committee member