Caroline Duignan, PhD GSK

After graduating from the National University of Ireland, Galway in 2005 Caroline worked as a QC Microbiologist within Allergan and Pfizer before returning to academia. She received a M.Sc. in Molecular Ecology from Queens University, Belfast in 2011 and then moved to Southampton where she completed a Ph.D. and worked as a research fellow at the University of Southampton.

In 2018 she returned to industry and currently works as an Analytical Scientist focused on working within the Microbiology Modernisation program in the Method Innovation Team within GSK Research & Development. In her current role she works closely with QC Microbiologists across the Biopharm, Cell & Gene Therapy and Small Molecules division of GSK. She also participates in a cross-industry forum focused on sharing experience with new emerging technologies within the QC Microbiology field and looking at how best to implement these new technologies within the QC Pharmaceutical Microbiology field.