Team Stories

In a start-up highly specialized roles are accompanied by a requirement for flexibility and adaptability. As a Senior Operations Analyst in a start-up you have to be a Total Footballer, constantly blurring the lines between traditional positions to maximize company efficiency in the right place, at the right time.

What prompts a successful Intellectual Property attorney and Partner at a leading firm to give it all up to join a fledging start-up with four employees? For Rosie Stramandinoli, Head of IP at Nutromics, the reasons were impact and learning.

In April 2020 Jeremy Van Eps received difficult news. For the last few years, he had been working with a start-up in Ohio, USA to develop an innovative technology that provided real-time, continuous insights for medication through sweat.

Rob Batchelor is no stranger to the world of R&D and medical devices. 30 years after his first role as a research technician at the University of Washington in Seattle, Rob is now a life science industry veteran.

In 2023, Mikel ran the 100km marathon. 14 hours of paced running – a product of many more hours of effort and commitment that has led to running being second nature to Mikel, much like startups.

Working in a start-up is like jazz music, loose compositions coming together for a finale through improvisation. Conversely, working within a regulatory environment is like a symphony, controlled compositions with set movement forms, assigned roles, and a known finish.

How does one go from university graduate to securing a full-time role working on things they’re passionate about? For Dheeraj D’Souza, Associate R&D Scientist at Nutromics, the journey started with a LinkedIn message.

If Ashley Farnkopf, Manager of Science Development at Nutromics, ever met Brad Bird, Oscar-winning director of iconic movies such as The Incredibles, they might become friends instantly.