London, UK – 9th January 2008:
With eight major contract wins under its belt in 2008, Bio Nano Consulting (BNC), the specialist bio-nanotechnology product
development consultancy, has appointed an additional Consultant/Project Manager, Dr
Felicity Sartain. Dr Sartain joins BNC from UK-based Smart Holograms where she had
been responsible for managing the development of novel sensor holograms, with a
particular focus on continuous blood glucose monitoring.
Commenting on the appointment, Bio Nano Consulting’s CEO, Dr David Sarphie, said
“Novel applications of nanotech in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries is a
field with amazing potential. BNC’s expertise is really beginning to resonate with
companies in these industries and as a result we have seen a significant increase in the
number of projects that we have underway. With our focus on providing not just
excellent technical know-how, but also exemplary project management through the
research and development stage, Dr Sartain’s knowledge, experience and enthusiasm
will ensure we maintain our enviable track-record for project delivery”.
With access to the unparalleled expertise of scientists at UCL’s London Centre for
Nanotechnology, the Institute of Biomedical Engineering at Imperial College and the National
Physical Laboratory, BNC is ideally placed to offer nanotechnology solutions for companies in the
pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech and healthcare industries.
Editors’ notes
About Bio Nano Consulting:
The BNC is a specialist research and development consultancy operating in the convergent field of
bionanotechnology. A joint venture of Imperial College London and University College London, the BNC is
funded through the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) with additional support from the London Development
Agency (LDA).
Along with its partner organisation, the National Physical Laboratory, the BNC offers a service to the
biomedical and healthcare industries in microsystems and nanotechnology. This encompasses design, 3-D
modelling and visualisation, rapid prototyping, and characterisation.