Alan Dickson, Ph.D.

Professor at University of Manchester

Alan is a molecular cell biologist working on the cell factories used for the manufacture of valuable biological therapeutics (protein- and viral vector-based). His grant portfolio includes academic and industrial funding with many collaborative projects, that support post-doctoral and PhD researchers. He has aided in the development of the UK bioprocessing strategy and agenda (member of the BBSRC/EPSRC/Industry-funded Bioprocessing Research Industry Club and co-Director of BioProNET, a BBSRC-funded Network in Industrial Biotechnology & Bioenergy Club, co-funded by EPSRC) and is a member of the Executive Committee of The European Society for Animal Cell Technology (ESACT).