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20 years ago, almost to the day, I sat down with my personal tutor, an eccentric, opinionated yet wise man called Father Hunwicke, to discuss my UCAS form. We were starting to look at my university applications and personal statement. I thought I had done a reasonably good job with the first draft, listing out my interests and summarising the things we had been studying in o...

In nearly 14 years of recruitment, I have reviewed my fair share of CVs and have become somewhat immune to certain phrases (is there anyone out there, for example, who isn’t able to work both alone and as part of a team..???!!!). Similarly, I have read a great number of job descriptions and listened to the types of questions that candidates usually ask once they have read th...

…has been my regular reaction to the latest discoveries, treatments and advances in technology that I read about every day as I attempt to build my knowledge of the mind blowing world of drug discovery. Since joining Next Phase Recruitment back in July I have come to realise just how much work is going into trying to treat and cure a massive range of ever morphing diseases, ...

Going for a job interview is nerve-wrecking, no matter how many times you may have done it before. When preparing candidates before their interviews, I observe a whole variety of reactions when I asked the question, “How are you feeling about going for the interview?”. Some are nervous, some are confident, some seem completely non-plussed. There isn’t a right or wrong way to...

In this three part blog I have investigated the devices on the market in the area of fertility and the abundance of technology now available for women to become more engaged in and to take greater ownership of their own fertility. I have looked at fertility enhancement and pregnancy prevention and the regulatory backlash for devices categorised in the latter. In seems only n...

In part one of this blog, published in June, I started by looking at the ever-growing industry of fertility devices and some of the possible explanations for the growth boom in this market sector. Focusing more on devices to aid conception, however during my research I read some interesting articles a device being marketed for pregnancy prevention, alongside a large market f...

Cell & Gene Therapy; “It’s no longer something people read about in the paper and think will never happen, like just 5 years ago. It’s here, it’s happening, right now” – a high-impact quote during the 2019 World Advanced Therapies and Regenerative Medicines Congress in London a few weeks back. These are very exciting times for our world. However, as with any major industry e...

My original intent when beginning research for this blog was to discuss women’s health as a whole and the patient use devices that play a part in empowering women to play a greater role in their own health and wellbeing. However, due to the massive surge in new technology in this area, it would be impossible to do the entire industry justice. During my research I stumbled ac...

Last month, Steve Smith (Head of Rare Diseases) and I attended the 3-day World Advanced Therapies and Regenerative Medicines 2019 congress in London. As recruitment specialists within the Advanced Therapies sector, it is so important for us to keep up with the ongoing innovations and changes within this incredible industry. What was immediately apparent to us was the collabo...

Ok, I am going to start this article with a shameless gloat. This time tomorrow my wife and I will be heading up to London to watch Muse at London Stadium. MUSE! One of the greatest bands on the planet, starting the UK leg of their world tour in front of 80,000 screaming fans (me being one of them, obviously). Now, this article isn’t just about me telling you about my weeken...