Tom Pemberton-Bates

Tom Pemberton-Bates is an Associate Scientist at Ivy Farm Technologies. Tom previously worked as a Microbiology Laboratory Technician at Arla Foods from April 2017 to June 2017.

Tom's duties at Arla Foods included setting up the positive E.coli control and the negative control, media preparation, and conducting thermoduric, anaerobic bacterial, and aerobic testing of milk samples. The purpose of the testing was to ensure that the milk was free from dangerous and virulent strains of bacteria and fungi, and to check the quality of the milk.

Tom has a passion for microbiology and ensuring food safety. Tom is dedicated to their work and takes pride in producing high-quality products.

Tom Pemberton-Bates received their Master's degree in Regenerative Medicine from Queen Mary University of London. Tom also holds a Biomedical Sciences with Honours degree from the University of Manchester, where they specialized in immunology, endocrinology, anatomy, biochemistry and bioinformatics. Tom Pemberton-Bates attended John Hampden Grammar School.