My industrial placement at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies gave me the opportunity to receive hands-on experience in research and the manufacture of microbial fermented active pharmaceutical ingredients.
As a production technologist, I was able to carry out, at times stressful, upstream, and downstream operations with a level head and in a methodical manner. As a junior scientist, I worked with senior research scientists to design and conduct process experiments.
I further developed valuable communication and time management skills and gained laboratory experience that I would otherwise not receive at a university.