Research Fellow in the Regulation of Engineering Biology
The primary purpose of this role is to deliver a project entitled ‘Navigating regulatory approval pathways for Engineering Biology applications in the Environment sector’. This innovative collaborative project provides a unique opportunity to work closely with leading-edge scientists and regulators, to better understand the regulatory approval challenges facing Engineering Biology solutions for the Environment sector.
The successful candidate will work with pre-commercial solution providers and regulators to deliver regulatory approval dry runs, focusing on the evidence base required to demonstrate effective biocontainment. They will also undertake a regulatory pathway mapping activity, from early-stage discovery to market authorisation. Sector-facing outputs include guidance on regulatory approval pathways and recommendations on modifications to regulatory processes.
This role provides an opportunity to generate new insight into the relationship between regulation and innovation, both with particular respect to biosafety, but also with implications for other frontier technologies considered to pose heightened societal risks. The project will illustrate what a credible regulatory approval submission comprises of, and clarify forms, levels and quality of risk management evidence, thereby lowering the costs of regulatory approval and market access for novel engineering biology solutions.
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Sr Synthetic Biologist
Role: Sr Synthetic Biologist Industrial Experience
Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK, On-site
Duration: Full-time – between three and five to be mutually agreed
Role Overview: Gain paid-experience working on a fast-paced start-up operating at the interface between software engineering and engineering biology. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced Sr Synthetic Biologist to join our team for a short period of time to lead experimental work across our customers cell lines. This is a hands-on, deep- technical role for someone who thrives on designing and executing complex chromosomal engineering programs across multiple microbial hosts. As a Sr Synthetic Biologist, you will design, execute, validate, and iterate complex chromosomal engineering programs in microbes. This will be a hand-on role where as Sr Synthetic Biologist you will be capable of taking a biological objective from concept through engineered strains, sequencing-based validation, and interpretation under stress or evolutionary conditions.
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