Bionow Online Life Science Careers Fair 2025

Online event
Wednesday 12th March

09:30 Introduction
Behruz Sheikh, Head of Sector - Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences, SRG
10:00 Big Pharma
Lucy Hawarden, Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Bristol Myers Squibb
10:30 Making Pharma Session
Rob Oliver & Megan Williams, Director & Recent Graduate, Pharmaron

Julian Northen, Research Manager, Onyx Scientific

Nish Pawa, Associate Director, Programme Design, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies

Jessica McLachlan, Senior Manager, Global Commercial Operations, RoslinCT

Emily Butterworth, Laboratory Scientist, AstraZeneca
11:40 Break
12:00 Enabling Session
Steve Byard, Principal Research Fellow, Quotient Sciences

Rachael Croft, Senior Scientist, Hart Biological

Emily Fell, SEDA Pharmaceutical Development Services

Karen Burgess, Learning and Development Specialist, CPI

Rachel Shelmerdine, Expert Diagnostic Product, Project, and Scientific Leader, Mast Group
13:10 Lunch Break
13:40 Upskilling Session
Natalie Hough, Business Development Manager, BioGrad

Graham Hankinson, Head of Chemicals and Pharma Recruitment, CY Partners
14:10 Supporting Session - Careers in Professional and Technical Services Supporting the Life Sciences Sector
Laura Frames & Sarah Frankland, Learning Development Manager & Validation & Regulatory Affairs Manager. Bouygues Energies & Services
14:40 Tea Break
14:45 Big Pharma & Fireside Chat
Simon Harwood, Head of Quality & Control, CSL Seqirus

Jasmine Lever, Apprentice, CSL Seqirus
15:15 Supporting Session (2) - Careers in Professional and Technical Services Supporting the Life Sciences Sector
Dr Elitsa Peeva, Senior Patent Attorney, HGF

Louise Tetlow, Assistant Manager, RSM

Stuart Baxter, Managing Director, BaxMed

Modupe Oluwaforiji, Medical Writer, Onyx Health

Molly Lee, Account Manager, IGNIFI

About

Which career path will you choose?

Back by popular demand, the Bionow Online Life Science Careers Fair returns in Spring 2025 and is designed to help inform university under-graduates, graduates and post-graduates about the vast array of career paths available in Life Sciences.

With opportunities across the Biomedical and Pharmaceutical sectors and beyond, with companies large and small, spin-outs and start-ups, which path will you take?

This event is free to attend for all students of universities that are Bionow members and sponsors as we bring companies from different sections of the Bionow community together to highlight the opportunities and career paths available in the sector. This is an opportunity for students to come to as much or as little of the event as they wish, sampling a vast array of career paths this sector offers.

Presentations and Panel Discussions from a range of specialisms including:

Drug Discovery, Drug Development, Pharma Manufacturing, Fully Integrated Development, Diagnostics, Medical Technologies, Analytical Services, Data Analytics, Technical Services and Support, Professional Services