Neil Renault

Neil is IBioIC’s Scale-up Facility Manager and oversees both of IBioIC’s facilities in Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Before joining IBioIC in 2017, Neil managed an R&D project within a GMP-regulated environment. His previous role was for Scottish-based diagnostic biomanufacturing firm Quotient as a senior scientist and lab manager, bringing a diagnostic chip for blood transfusion (‘MosaiQ’) from proof of concept through tech-transfer to validating manufacture in a purpose built facility.

Neil studied his BSc in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Kent, where he is originally from.  During his degree he did a Sandwich year at the Bioprocess development group at Pfizer, focusing on downstream purification and analytical method development.  His PhD was at the University of Nottingham developing a diagnostic protein microarray for antibody-specific food allergy testing.