Dr Vic

This week I’ve been fortunate enough to speak with Dr Daniel (Dan) Beacham, a Senior Staff Scientist at Thermo Fisher Scientific. Dan’s worked in research and development (R&D) at Thermo Fisher since 2006, following a move from academia. Here I ask Dan about his move out of academic research to R&D in the technology development … Read more

It’s clear how academic research training equips scientists for careers in commercial research and development (R&D) labs. However, did you know that your qualifications as a research scientist are also highly sought after by other activities in the pharmaceutical industry? In particular, your qualities as a researcher are highly valued by the medical affairs (med … Read more