IBioIC Welcomes new team members — IBioIC Publications

IBioIC has welcomed three new members of staff to the team. Russell Clarke and Caroline Kewney join the team as Senior Business Engagement Managers, while Debbie McCreath has taken up the new position of Public Affairs Manager.

Commenting on the new roles, Mark Bustard, IBioIC’s CEO said: “I am delighted that Russell, Caroline and Debbie have joined our team at IBioIC. This new trio of appointments will strengthen IBioIC’s industrial links during the current period of economic uncertainty caused by COVID-19, and steer the industrial biotechnology community closer towards delivering the ambitious targets set out in the National Plan for Industrial Biotechnology.”

Russell Clarke, Senior Business Engagement Manager

Russell Clarke joins IBioIC from CalaChem Ltd where he spent the past eight years working across supply chains, operations and commercial teams. Over the course of his 27 years in industry, Russell has gained a wealth of commercial experience through roles with Fine Organics, Dow Chemical and Thomas Swan, where he headed up the Contract Manufacturing Business Unit as Commercial Director.

Caroline Kewney, Senior Business Engagement Manager

Caroline Kewney brings over 25 years experience in the health biotechnology sector, with experience in viral and microbiological biosafety, process validation and GMP biomanufacturing of novel biopharmaceuticals. She has held operational and commercial roles in BioReliance, BioOutsource and SGS in Scotland as well as a period of relocation to set up a facility in the US with Q-One Biotech. Her strategic role in supporting clients from small biotech to large pharma on their drug development journey to bring novel products to market has involved working with a range of clients and regulatory bodies globally across European, Asian and US markets.

Debbie McCreath previously worked at the Food and Drink Federation as their Public Affairs Executive and before that at Skills Development Scotland, during which time she received the CIPR Scotland Pride Awards Silver Award for Public Affairs Campaign and the Skills Development Scotland’s Chair’s Award for Excellence. Debbie will lead on IBioIC’s stakeholder engagement activities, working across skills, education and policy areas.