Meet Our Team
Our talented and diverse team is on a mission to save 100,000 lives and $1.5B by working with some of the world’s biggest companies to overcome some of world’s hardest problems
Leading the field of breath research
Originally spun-out from the Engineering department at Cambridge University in 2004, Owlstone Medical now employs more than 150 engineers, chemists, biochemists, medical doctors, project managers and various support staff at our offices in Cambridge, UK.
Breath Biopsy® has the potential to revolutionize early detection and precision treatment of disease. We’re always on the lookout for highly skilled and motivated people to join us and help us reach our potential and tackle the scientific, engineering and commercial challenges in our path.
Hear from some of our team:
Billy Boyle, Chief Executive Officer
Owlstone Medical’s Co-founder and CEO, Billy Boyle, was named an MBE in 2021. Following the announcement, we asked him what it is that continues to motivate and inspire him about our work, and what he's most excited for in the future.
GET TO KNOW BILLY
Pam Lauder, Head of Finance
Pam discussed how a degree in biochemistry has led her to a career in finance. Pam has progressed to Head of Finance, where she is responsible for overseeing the overall financial operations of the organisation.
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Ruxandra Toma, Learning and Development Advisor
Roxy held a number of interesting professional roles before joining us, but was attracted to Owlstone Medical by our "fantastic mission" and career support.
GET TO KNOW ROXY
Shane Swann, Analytical Research and Development Group Lead
Shane has worked with mass spectrometers for over 20 years. He joined us in 2020 and has been the technical lead on the development of Breath Biopsy OMNI.
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Veronika Koenig-Roach, Head of Legal
Veronika establishes our in-house legal function, supporting our work with suppliers, partners and customers. We caught up with Veronika to talk about joining our team and how she found her first few months on the job.
GET TO KNOW VERONIKA
Paresh Parmar, Business Development Manager
Paresh Parmar joined us 6 months ago as our Senior Business Development Executive, his role helps evaluate the business for opportunities developed within our R&D programs.
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Owen Birch, Lead Biostatistician
We asked Owen Birch, a Biostatistician, about his role and experiences working within the Clinical and Translational Science team at Owlstone Medical.
GET TO KNOW OWEN
Caitlin Curran, Senior Marketing Coordinator
Caitlin joined Owlstone in Summer 2021 as part of the Graduate Scheme. She discusses her role as Marketing Coordinator and the event program we have planned for this year.
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Martin Nash, Head of Product Management
The breath research space has been building momentum for a number of years. Martin told us what made him so excited to join us to work with our Breath Biopsy Platform at this crucial time.
GET TO KNOW MARTIN
Olga Gandelman, Head of Hepatology
Before joining Owlstone Medical, Olga gained experience working in some really exciting positions in small startups and SMEs. Find out what she loves about her work with us.
GET TO KNOW OLGA
Matthew Kerr, Senior Biomarker Scientist
We recently spoke to our Senior Biomarker Scientist Matt and asked how he has implemented his scientific expertise at Owlstone Medical over the past few months.
GET TO KNOW MATT
Matteo Tardelli, Senior Biomarker Scientist
Matteo is a Senior Biomarker Scientist at Owlstone Medical with expertise in rare diseases, metabolic disorders, and immunology, with his work focusing on pre- and clinical biomarker discovery.
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Mariana Leal, Principal Clinical Translational Scientist
Mariana works in our Translational Science team. She discusses what lead her to this point in her career, the advice she has for anyone considering a similar route and her love of scuba diving!
GET TO KNOW MARIANA
Giuseppe Ferrandino, Lead Translational Scientist
Giuseppe works within our hepatology program, developing a breath test for liver disease. We spoke to Giuseppe about his role helping to lead this exciting work.
GET TO KNOW GIUSEPPE
Luke Cartwright, Principal Analytical Scientist
Luke analyzes breath samples with cutting-edge Orbitrap™ GC-MS technology. He spoke to us about the Breath Biopsy OMNI Assay and what it means for the future of breath research.
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Andrea Bowyer, Quality Assurance Officer
Andrea works within the Quality Assurance team. She spoke to us about her work in in the Quality Management System (QMS) and compliance of Quality processes.
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Elizabeth Crone, Head of Business Development
Elizabeth has been at Owlstone since 2019. She spoke to us about her role and the exciting projects she is involved in.
GET TO KNOW ELIZABETH
Charlotte Ferru, NPI Team Lead
Charlotte joined Owlstone after a previous internship and has since flourished and developed into our NPI Team Lead in the engineering team.
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Lauren Brown, Head of Operational Capability
With 10 years of service Lauren is one of our longest serving employees. She told us about some of the changes she's seen and what still excites her about our work.
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Madeleine Ball, Scientific Content Writer
Madeleine is Owlstone's Scientific Content Writer. She helps work towards our mission of saving 100,000 lives and $1.5 billion in healthcare costs by researching and writing a variety of scientific content, including technical journal articles and scientific publications, to spread the word about our fantastic work.
GET TO KNOW MADELEINE
Emily Manning, Associate Project Manager
Emily has been at Owlstone Medical for more than four years, in four different roles. She spoke to us about opportunities for progression within the company.
GET TO KNOW EMILY
Rob Smith, Principal Research and Development Scientist
Rob has been with Owlstone for eight years. He talks about the untapped potential of breath tests to revolutionize healthcare and why Breath Biopsy is uniquely positioned to spearhead this revolution.
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Joshua Bates, Senior Systems Engineer
Joshua's undergraduate degree was in Medical Engineering. After completing his PhD he was looking for a role in the medical field – now he enjoys working on the development of our breath research devices.
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Ed Bicknell, Head of Control Software Development
Ed has been with Owlstone since 2017 and has been a professional software developer for over 25 years due to his passion of making a positive impact on the lives of other people.
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Wisenave Arulvasan, Lead Analytical Research and Development Scientist
Wisenave, lead author of the paper “High-quality identification of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) originating from breath”, is passionate about leveraging breath research for non-invasive, real-time diagnostics to advance early diagnosis and precision medicine.
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