Meet the team
David Rickards
Biologics Innovation Facility Manager
David obtained a Bachelor of Biotechnology with Honours at the University of Technology, Sydney and since then has 10 years’ experience in the research and development of monoclonal antibodies at Teva Pharmaceuticals Australia. In this role he has gained extensive knowledge in mammalian cell line development, bio-production, recombinant protein purification, and bioanalytics, in order to support various pre- to early stage clinical studies.
A strong background in upstream and downstream processing enables David to provide expertise in the areas of biopharmaceutical and life science to prospective researchers and biotech companies.
Chi Pham
Chi obtained a Bachelor and MSc in Pharmacy. She has experience in the expression and purification of recombinant protein in Escherichia coli; protein characterisation including native mass spectrometry, LC/MS, functional bioassays.
Kristine Flores
Kristine obtained a BSc in Biological Sciences and Microbiology with Honours in Biology researching cyanobacteria. She has experience in researching and fermenting a broad range of microorganisms, particularly fungi and bacteria.