David Pain

David Pain has extensive work experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. David currently serves as the Head of Manufacturing at Touchlight. Prior to this, they worked at Guangzhou Lonza Co., Ltd. as the Senior Technical Director Operations.

David has held various roles at Lonza, including Director of Operations, Head of Manufacturing, Head of Quality Assurance, Technical Director, and Head of Engineering (interim). In their role as Head of Manufacturing, Science, and Technology (MSAT), they were responsible for process transfers, scale-up, and new technology introduction into manufacturing.

Before joining Lonza, David worked at Cobra Biomanufacturing as the Deputy Director of GMP Operations, where they also had responsibility for the Engineering function.

David'searly career includes roles at Lonza, where they started as a Senior Process Engineer and eventually became the Purification Manufacturing Manager. David also worked at Washington Group International as a Senior Process Engineer, and at Porvair International Ltd as an Operations Manager in the Finishing area.

David began their career at Celltech Biologics as a Fermentation Scientist, where they worked on commissioning, validating, and operating air lift fermenter trains to GMP standards. David also spent time in maintenance and process engineering.

Prior to their career in biopharmaceuticals, David worked as a QC Analyst at ICI Biological Products.

Overall, David Pain's work experience demonstrates their expertise in manufacturing, operations, engineering, and quality assurance within the biopharmaceutical industry.

David Pain attended UCL from 1991 to 1994, where they obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) degree in Biochemical Engineering. In April 1999, they also obtained a certification as a Chartered Engineer from the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).