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<strong>Amersham</strong> <strong>Reunion</strong><br />
<strong>Latimer</strong> <strong>Cormorant</strong> <strong>Centre</strong><br />
Friday 10th June
Welcome<br />
Here’s what to expect…<br />
• ~150 people from your past! Happy days.<br />
• Plenty of informal time so you can circulate widely.<br />
• A welcoming drink followed by a pay bar.<br />
• At 8pm sharp there will be a special event in the<br />
<strong>Cormorant</strong> Suite – don’t miss it!<br />
• Hog Roast and side dishes, followed by desert. Dinner<br />
will be served in the restaurant. There is no seating<br />
plan, just sit where you want. Weather permitting there<br />
is seating space outside.<br />
• There may also be some other surprises through<br />
the evening.<br />
• Keep an eye out for the rolling presentations<br />
of photographs from the good old days.<br />
Thanks for your support It’s been great!<br />
The organisers would like<br />
to thank the following:<br />
Spring Partnership for the Entertainment<br />
Fst for creation and printing of the<br />
programme<br />
Grahame Robb <strong>Associates</strong><br />
And Alan Livingston for the video<br />
and photographic presentations.<br />
www.llcassociates.co.uk
Alan Hamilton<br />
Joined The Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong> in 1972. I was placed in the<br />
Pharmaceutical Department where I led a production team producing<br />
radiolabelled vitamin B12. Later I was involved in setting up the first<br />
R&D Molecular Biology Group in about 1979. This evolved into a more<br />
general Life Sciences R&D group and evolved with the company in<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> International, In the early 90s I joined the Commercial Group<br />
within <strong>Amersham</strong> Life Sciences and had varied jobs as product manager,<br />
business development manager and other marketing roles. In the mid<br />
90s I rejoined R&D and in time became part of <strong>Amersham</strong> Pharmacia.<br />
I retired in 2000 and have been very content doing a little consulting,<br />
gardening etc.<br />
Alan Livingston<br />
Joined in 1988 into Life Science sales. Then moved into various<br />
Marketing roles, before leaving in 2005. Following Marketing roles<br />
in Invitrogen and Thermo Fisher Scientific, I’m now Director, Global<br />
Product Marketing for Science solutions at Thomson Reuters, providing<br />
intelligent information services and tools to Pharma, Healthcare,<br />
Academia and Biotech.<br />
Keen skier (with the family) and have bumped into Linsey, Stephen Archer<br />
and Vikki P on the slopes and even Steve D and Sue en route to Whistler<br />
over the years. I’ve retained my interest in Photography and still organise<br />
quizzes for charity in my local community.<br />
Ali Layne-Smith<br />
Everyone attending<br />
Ali joined <strong>Amersham</strong> International as an HR Officer in 1995 initially based<br />
at the White Lion Road site and went on to support all the business<br />
groups in <strong>Amersham</strong> Health apart from Commercial. She then moved to<br />
Corporate HR where she was involved with the Hammersmith MRC JV,<br />
and the Nycomed and Pharmacia mergers. She then moved to Pollards<br />
Wood where she took over leadership of the newly formed HR Services<br />
team. After the GE acquisition Ali moved to the Hatfield site as an HRBP<br />
for Clinical Services.<br />
Ali left GEHC in 2006 and worked for the MRC as head of HR for<br />
10 months before joining an ex-colleague at Johnson & Johnson where<br />
she’s been ever since. Ali and Adam have two adopted daughters<br />
Naomi (8) and Leah (2) and a very soppy cat called Blackadder (9).
Alison Sweet<br />
Joined Life Sciences R&D in 1988. When R&D shut became Portfolio<br />
Analysis Manager. Still at GE in Health Economist role.<br />
Alistair Wilson<br />
I worked for <strong>Amersham</strong> between 1998 and 2002 in the<br />
communications/corporate affairs department as internal<br />
communications director. I now work for myself as an independent<br />
consultant in communications and have done so for the past 7 years<br />
with a diverse range of corporate clients. The company is called<br />
Wilson Gallagher Ltd (website:www.wilsongallagher.com).<br />
I am married with two daughters and still support Newcastle<br />
United FC - through thin and thinner!<br />
Andrew Carr<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1987 until reaching<br />
CEO <strong>Amersham</strong> Biosciences position,<br />
leaving GE in 2005. Currently President of<br />
the Microbiology Division at ThermoFisher<br />
Scientific.<br />
Andy Sutcliffe<br />
Worked Sept 98 to Feb 03 <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
Biosciences in R&D, 1st floor B22 in Steve<br />
Lewis’ DIGE group. Currently I work at<br />
Johnson & Johnson Medical Ltd as their<br />
Sales Force effectiveness Director for the<br />
UK and Ireland. Married to Catherine for<br />
10 years, we have three children and I’m<br />
enjoying life.<br />
Angie Devenish<br />
Worked for <strong>Amersham</strong> Biosciences as a Development Scientist from<br />
1985 until 2003 when the unit was disbanded. Now retired and enjoy<br />
gardening, travelling, doing Yoga, Keep Fit, walking in the local area.<br />
For my mental fitness I am learning Spanish and enjoy Sudoko.
Anita Savage (Standen/Lawther)<br />
I worked at The Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong> from August<br />
1973 (mostly in Co57/58 and I125 production),<br />
through the <strong>Amersham</strong> International plc days and<br />
Nycomed <strong>Amersham</strong> (mostly in literature production<br />
at <strong>Amersham</strong> Place), finally leaving in May 1999. Very<br />
active member of Rec Soc. Worked in administration<br />
at The University of Reading until December 2010 –<br />
when I took early retirement! Busy ‘making things’<br />
and doing craft courses. Love it!!!<br />
Ann Pedder<br />
Worked from 2004 until 2009 as head of Sourcing and as GM Sales<br />
Ops. Currently Head of Profession for Procurement for the Foreign<br />
and Commonwealth Office.<br />
Arvind Patel<br />
Started in June 1985 as Interface Scientist for <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
International and was made redundant in Dec 2007 by GE<br />
Healthcare. Worked with Iodine-125 which covered various roles<br />
as Development Scientist to managing the combined areas of<br />
development, custom labelling and manufacturing of Iodine-125<br />
products before finally moving to a role as QC Manager of Life<br />
Sciences Radiochemicals at Grove <strong>Centre</strong>. Currently working<br />
as Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Manager for CliniMed<br />
Ltd which is a medical devices company specialising in stoma<br />
products – based in Loudwater near High Wycombe.<br />
Ben Jacoby<br />
I worked at The Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong> / <strong>Amersham</strong> International from<br />
1977-1987 in R&D. I now work as a consultant in regulatory affairs<br />
helping manufacturers bring novel medical devices to market The<br />
products are mostly in vitro diagnostics medical devices and I advise<br />
mostly in connection with EU and US regulations and clinical trials for<br />
medical devices. I also worked for Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics (J&J)<br />
from 1996 until 2010 in regulatory affairs. Our unit was at Pollards<br />
Wood from 1996-1999 before we moved to Old <strong>Amersham</strong> (Church<br />
House) and then later to High Wycombe.
Ben Tilly<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong>/APB from February 2001 – January 2004<br />
(3 years) in the European Web-team as Web Manager and then<br />
eMarketing Specialist, reporting into Sarah Parkin, (now Kettle), and<br />
Sarah Jeffery respectively. Currently heading up the Mutli Channel<br />
strategy for Sanofi Aventis in Guildford (Sanofi HQ). This involves<br />
digital, (online), direct mail, TV, call centres, meetings and events.<br />
After leaving GE, (<strong>Amersham</strong>), I completed a Masters degree in<br />
eBusiness. I have since worked for several well known brands<br />
including Apple, BBC and IBM. In my spare time I enjoy cycling and<br />
I’m currently working with Stephen Archer on the Aston Martin racing<br />
website (www.amocracing.org)<br />
Bob Jessop<br />
I was with <strong>Amersham</strong> in all its guises for 31 years, starting in<br />
October 1977 at TRC in the Organic Department, Tritium R&D. I was<br />
transferred to SST (Special Synthesis Team, now known as Custom<br />
Preparations) soon afterwards, then moved to Cardiff in 1980. I was<br />
with the Carbon-14 Custom Prep group until 1989 when I moved into<br />
the Life Sciences R&D group to develop the SPA technology.<br />
Over the next few years, I was involved with SPA beads, assays and<br />
particularly instrumentation. When imaging technology came on the<br />
scene, I set up the collaboration with Imaging Research in Canada<br />
which ultimately led to the launch of the Leadseeker instrument,<br />
followed by the INCell range. I finished my career running installations<br />
and training courses on the INCell 1000 and retired in July 2008.<br />
These days, having retired, I spend my time playing golf and going<br />
on holiday as often as possible.<br />
Bret Dash<br />
Worked in UK Sales, and moved to the USA. Now back in the<br />
UK working for Electrolab, a company with a global reputation in<br />
fermentation equipment design, as Interim Director of Sales and<br />
Marketing. Passionate about bioreactor design and manufacture.<br />
Bronwen Harvey<br />
Worked in Development from 1986 until 2003, then moved into QC<br />
before leaving in 2008. now at Lonza Biologics in Quality Assurance<br />
via Bayer Plc.
Carl Alldus<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> International<br />
between 1986 and 1989 in the<br />
“New Technologies” department<br />
at the Pollard’s Wood site. On<br />
leaving <strong>Amersham</strong>, I worked at<br />
Glaxo for 6 years, and for the last<br />
15 years I have been employed at IMS<br />
Health in Marylebone, where I currently<br />
manage the forecasting department.<br />
Caroline Kelly<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1983 to 2005.<br />
Where didn’t I work!? Here is the chronological<br />
order: Labelled Compounds Department:<br />
35S Manufacturing (The Grove <strong>Centre</strong>), Non<br />
Radioactive Manufacturing (Pollards Wood<br />
and Unit 10 St George’s Industrial Estate),<br />
Life Sciences Development (B29 and B22<br />
Grove <strong>Centre</strong>), Life Sciences Commercial:<br />
UK & Export Sales Region (Aylesbury and<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> Place), Life Sciences Commercial:<br />
Marketing (Pollards Wood and <strong>Amersham</strong> Place).<br />
Now working as Senior Associate at <strong>LLC</strong> <strong>Associates</strong>.<br />
I am a qualified Brownie Guide Leader.<br />
Catherine Sutton<br />
Just finished her PhD – <strong>LLC</strong>’s latest recruit.<br />
Cathy Howat<br />
First joined in Development in 1986(?) but then left in<br />
1988. Returned to the Marketing group and still there working<br />
for GE. Currently living in the south of France.<br />
Cathy Sturrock<br />
1986 – 1998 <strong>Amersham</strong> R&D in various guises, 1998 – 1999<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> plc Marcomms, 2005 – 2009 GE Healthcare Community<br />
Relations. Now working for Charitable Science Communication<br />
company Science Oxford where I manage a number of contracts<br />
aimed at engaging and inspiring young people in STEM subjects.<br />
(Science Technology Engineering and Maths). Nothing exciting on the<br />
home front! Still married to Fergus, 2 teenage children giving me grey<br />
hairs but I now have a dog to add to the chaos!!
Christine Taylor<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1985 (just a<br />
girl!) to 2004, in QC / Cat Ops / Marketing<br />
Communications. Currently I am Marketing<br />
Communications Manager at Quotient<br />
Bioresearch (who bought <strong>Amersham</strong> Custom<br />
Preps business). Happily divorced :–)<br />
Christine and Doug Cross<br />
We both worked for <strong>Amersham</strong>. I was in Pensions, my husband was<br />
in Building Services at <strong>Amersham</strong> Place. Doug is retired but I’m still<br />
working (hopefully until July).<br />
Christine Payne<br />
Joined in 2001 in internal communications and currently still<br />
there in the role of GE Healthcare Life Sciences Employee<br />
Communications Manager.<br />
Claire Stibbons<br />
I worked in HR and Customer Service from 1991 until the acquisition<br />
by GE. I’m now running my own business, A Blue Tree, providing<br />
Executive Coaching, and also “soft skills” training. I spent 2009/early<br />
2010 in New Zealand.<br />
Colin MacKay<br />
I worked for <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1996-2002 in Life Sciences, Commercial.<br />
Founder and CEO of recent start-up company Symbiosis Pharma<br />
Services Ltd. Got married. Had three kids. Did an MBA. Started<br />
a company. Discovered trail running. Lost my hair.<br />
Colin Story<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from July 1997 to December 2004 formerly in<br />
R&D as a Development Scientist and then as a Project Manager and<br />
then latterly as a Product Manager in commercial. For the last 6 years<br />
I have held 2 roles at Isis Innovation, Oxford and as of June 2011<br />
I’ll be moving on to be Operations Director of a company I spun-out<br />
called OrganOx Limited. Now married to Fiona with 2 children Jessica<br />
and Callum!
Craig Watson<br />
Worked for fst providing creative for the<br />
Marketing, Product and Sales team of <strong>Amersham</strong>,<br />
approximately 1996 – 2005. We regularly arranged<br />
meetings on Fridays at White Lion Road over a<br />
cooked breakfast in the canteen. I’m still with fst,<br />
now located in the High Street of Marlow with 40<br />
staff. Kelvyn and Otto are still colleagues, we’ve just<br />
opened an office in Singapore. We still work today<br />
with a few of old ‘Amershonians’, but have never<br />
enjoyed working with so many lovely clients as<br />
we had at <strong>Amersham</strong> during that halcyon period.<br />
Dave Cook<br />
Worked from 1985 – 89 in QC and radiochemical<br />
manufacturing. Rejoined in 1992 – 2009 in Marketing,<br />
both Global and European. Currently I am between jobs!<br />
David Laskow-Pooley<br />
Commenced October 1995 with AI in Healthcare and left in<br />
April 2002 from <strong>Amersham</strong> Biosciences, initially in Healthcare<br />
Operations, moved within Healthcare through the various<br />
acquisitions then over to <strong>Amersham</strong> Biosciences in 2000<br />
into Business Improvement. Now running my own company,<br />
Pharmafor, which I founded with my son, Kurt. We assist small,<br />
medium and emerging companies in the medical technology<br />
sector. Recently appointed CEO of London<br />
Pharma (one of the companies I am<br />
assisting). Also NED of Oxfordshire<br />
Biosciences network <strong>LLC</strong> and<br />
Venturefest Ltd. Was heavily involved<br />
with the development of the<br />
Brachytherapy business whilst<br />
at <strong>Amersham</strong> and recently became<br />
a recipient of the product myself.<br />
I am so glad it is a brilliant product!
Deidre Cohen<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> 1987- 2001; GE Healthcare Aug 2006 – Dec 2007.<br />
Worked in Corporate research (Pollards Wood), Regional<br />
marketing, western region (<strong>Amersham</strong> Place), Central marketing<br />
and sales development (<strong>Amersham</strong> Place), Licensing and Business<br />
development (<strong>Amersham</strong> Place & Pollards Wood). Currently Director<br />
of LMGR Consulting. The company provides business development<br />
and marketing services to UK Biotech and material science<br />
companies. Business projects include: market sector reviews,<br />
identification of acquisitions, trade sales, out licensing, new product<br />
introductions and market communication. On the advisory board<br />
of BioMoti, a London based spin out company developing new drug<br />
delivery technology.<br />
Denis Bunker<br />
Joined “The Radiochemical Center” in 1976 working in Building 27<br />
The company became “TRC” and I was involved with a project looking<br />
at SPR based biosensors. At this time Pollards Wood was just opening<br />
as “Corporate Research” and I moved there working with many<br />
interesting people on interesting projects.<br />
The company was “<strong>Amersham</strong> International” but following the<br />
company’s loss of interest in research we became “Amerlite<br />
Diagnostics” and then “Kodak Clinical Diagnostics”. By this time<br />
work on SPR had been scrapped and no new projects needing my<br />
skills were likely. Kodak sold out to Johnson and Johnson who finally<br />
closed their Pollards Wood operations. I was retired on ill health<br />
grounds.<br />
Doug Cross<br />
– see Christine and Doug Cross<br />
Drene De Silva<br />
Joined <strong>Amersham</strong> in December 1993 and have worked in LS<br />
Marketing (4 years), LS Finance (2 years) and MDx Finance (10<br />
years). Currently am Administrator to General Manager – MDx Global<br />
Supply Chain. I did a Sky Dive in 2007 for MS Charity and raised<br />
£5000…“Best Day of my life”
Edward Graham-Brown<br />
Edward was head of Bioprocess Marketing at GE Healthcare Protein<br />
Separations. Currently is Vice President, Strategic Marketing at<br />
Millipore in the USA.<br />
Emma McConnell<br />
I joined <strong>Amersham</strong> in approx. 1998/99 and left with regret due to<br />
redundancy in Dec 2006. I worked in Legal Services: Legal Assistant<br />
to Sara Lovick & then PA to Tom Kilroy. Now I am Office Manager<br />
working for The Frost Partnership in their <strong>Amersham</strong> office (since<br />
March 2010).<br />
Family are all fine. After leaving <strong>Amersham</strong> I set myself up as self<br />
employed for a couple of years, preparing legal documents for<br />
Crown Court for various Police Forces across the country for cases<br />
coming to trial, which was really interesting & good for a while but<br />
completely dried up when the credit crunch happened. We took a trip<br />
to Bangkok & Thailand over Christmas & New Year Dec 2006/2007<br />
which was fantastic – a real holiday of a life time – would love to go<br />
again some time.<br />
Emma Shipstone<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> Sept 1998-Dec 2007 in R&D (Grove <strong>Centre</strong>)<br />
98-01, Apps Consultant & Training (Piscataway) 01 – 05 and Strategic<br />
Marketing (Pollards Wood, <strong>Amersham</strong> Place) 05 – 07. Now Head of<br />
Marketing EMEA Affymetrix.<br />
Etsuko Hosaka<br />
Etsuko joined <strong>Amersham</strong> in Japan in 1994 and worked there until<br />
when she came to the UK headquarter in 1996 on secondment and<br />
worked there until March 2009.<br />
Francis McLoughlin<br />
Joined <strong>Amersham</strong> as Key account Manager for Scotland, and then<br />
moved South and became inside sales manager for UK and Nordic<br />
Regions. Was heavily involved in sales training in Europe from 2001<br />
until leaving in 2004, to set up Affinity Learning limited an a Training<br />
and Coaching Company. Francis and David adopted Marly, aged 6,<br />
in March this year.
Gerry Spiller<br />
I started work in the Organic Department at The Radiochemical<br />
<strong>Centre</strong> in 1969, transferred to the Clinical Reagents Department in<br />
1976 and remained working on the White Lion Road site until about<br />
1989 when the Department was transferred to Pollards Wood. I<br />
continued working at Pollards Wood for Amerlite Diagnostics, Kodak<br />
Clinical Diagnostics and lastly Ortho Clinical Diagnostics (OCD).<br />
When J&J closed the Pollards Wood site in July 2000 I had a brief<br />
spell (6 Months) working in OCD Regulatory Affairs and then took<br />
redundancy. After 6 weeks at home being bored I accepted a job<br />
working in QA for Lonza Biologics in Slough. I continued working<br />
part-time for Lonza until Oct 2008 and then took early retirement.<br />
Gina Gooch (Newton)<br />
Joined in April 1992 working initially in Life Science Group Marketing<br />
and then into Sales. Currently working part-time as Sales Admin<br />
Support in Life Sciences Commercial, UK. I now have two children<br />
– Alice, 7 and Lilly 14 months.<br />
Glynis Sutton<br />
I worked at the Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong> 1979 – 82 as Marketing<br />
secretary, then went to Oz for a year. On my return (Jan 1983)<br />
went back to work as a Marketing secretary then moved onto<br />
a variety of Communications projects – graphic design, catalogue,<br />
newsletter co-ordinator, rebranding, conferences, advertising, etc.<br />
I left in October 2004 after 21 years, exhausted! Since then, I’ve<br />
worked in Berkhamsted at a medical publishers, organising print<br />
and workshops.<br />
Over the last 7 years I’ve done an OU degree in Environmental studies<br />
in my spare time, now I’m an official tree-hugger. (If anyone knows<br />
of a local job that combines Environmental and Communications<br />
aspects, please let me know!!!). Heavily involved in organising local<br />
fundraising and social events, and volunteer for local hospice. Love<br />
my garden and allotment, becoming obsessed with exercise and<br />
fitness, after many years of being a sloth.<br />
Grahame Robb<br />
Grahame Robb <strong>Associates</strong> ran the fantastic Leadership Challenge<br />
training courses that many of us attended.
Grete Vigen Rode<br />
I joined <strong>Amersham</strong> in Norway 1985 and left<br />
in 1993 after having worked at <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
Place the last 5 years with the company.<br />
I always worked for the Life Science/<br />
Bioscience department. After 18 years<br />
with <strong>Amersham</strong>, I moved back to Norway<br />
and joined Dynal. Left after 3 years when<br />
it became Invitrogen. I then joined a<br />
Norwegian holding company with several<br />
Ltd companies under its umbrella. Here<br />
I manage one small heath food company,<br />
mainly selling Omega-3 based products<br />
to pharmacies, heath food shops etc.<br />
My three kids are now all grown up and<br />
a new phase in my life has started and<br />
I am open for new opportunities!<br />
Heather Owen (Crammond)<br />
Joined APB April 1998, left GE December<br />
2006. Worked in HR. Now HR Business<br />
Partner at Ultra Electronics. Got married<br />
in August 2007.<br />
Helen Belcher<br />
Worked from 2002 to 2008 in Marcomms and<br />
Event Management. Now at Affymetrix in the role<br />
of Marketing Communications Manager (EMEA).<br />
Hilary Latham<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1985 to 2004 I think!<br />
Initially in the Labs, then in Sales and Marketing.<br />
Currently Head of Marketing Services, Promega UK.<br />
Ian Bryan<br />
I’ve been working for <strong>Amersham</strong>/GE since 2001<br />
in the Patent /Intellectual Property Group as an<br />
Intellectual Property Counsel for GEHC/Life<br />
Sciences. I am also managing to cope with the<br />
stress of being a Reading F.C. fan and planning both<br />
of our daughter’s weddings…
Ian Durrant<br />
Started in Life Sciences R&D at<br />
Pollards Wood in 1988. Moved<br />
to B22U and stayed through the<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> Pharmacia days but left<br />
before it became GE. Worked on all<br />
aspects of non-radioactive DNA, RNA<br />
and protein detection and related products. Joined<br />
Oxford Immunotec Ltd in 2004 (T cell based diagnostics); performed<br />
a number of roles and I am currently in charge of both clinical trials<br />
and all aspects of IP. Added 1 child (yes, that makes 9) and 2 (soon<br />
to be 3) grandchildren to the family since leaving <strong>Amersham</strong>.<br />
Ian Hesslewood<br />
I joined in September 1974 and left in October<br />
2009 so just got my 35 years in. Most recently<br />
worked in the IP/patents group.<br />
Jackie Green<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> International/GE for 20<br />
years, and my last role was in Strategic Planning<br />
at Pollards Wood. For the past 4+ years I have<br />
been working at Janssen Cilag/Johnson & Johnson<br />
as Senior Clinical Trials Administrator specialising<br />
in Oncology.<br />
Jacob Testdorpf<br />
Joined <strong>Amersham</strong> Pharmacia Biotech, Germany, in January 1999<br />
through the Molecular Dynamics acquisition as a sales specialist.<br />
Worked in regional and global marketing roles relating to imaging<br />
(Typhoon, DIGE, micro arrays, PCI, IN Cell) from 2000, and then 2005<br />
– 2008 in <strong>Amersham</strong> Place and Pollards Wood, UK. Now working at<br />
PerkinElmer as Director High Content Instruments and Applications,<br />
based in Hamburg, since 10/2010. Father of twins.<br />
Jacqy Frost<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1989 – Sept 2004 in Legal Services,<br />
mainly trademarks and copyright. I am now retired spending my time<br />
travelling quite a lot (just been to the Caribbean); go to art classes;<br />
nterior design course; learning Italian and Spanish; and baby sitting.
James Clough<br />
Worked in European Marketing from 1987 to 2002. Now at OGT,<br />
in role of VP Clinical and Genomic Programmes.<br />
Jamie McQuade<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> (International) between 1984 and 1991, initially<br />
in the New Technologies and then heading up the Technical Support<br />
Group within Life Science Marketing. On leaving <strong>Amersham</strong>, I moved<br />
into intellectual property commercialization with BTG and I’m currently<br />
at IMS Health where I’m using my experience in IP and biologics<br />
to help develop market analytics for the pharmaceutical industry.<br />
Outside of work I’ve still to drive coast to coast across America and<br />
the heights of Kilimanjaro remain unexplored. Other things have kept<br />
me busy, however. For those that knew me at <strong>Amersham</strong>, Barbara<br />
and I celebrate our 30th anniversary later this year, and the small baby<br />
that arrived just before I left the company will graduate from University<br />
next month.<br />
Jan Hearn<br />
Jan worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> Labs from 1988 to 2001 as the Life<br />
Science R&D Secretary. Now happily retired, writing books (novels)<br />
and short stories.<br />
Janice Kay<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong>/ APB from 1983-2005 (you might say too<br />
long), mostly in customer services, sales and marketing. Now working<br />
in a completely different field for Aon Employee Benefits as Client<br />
Services Manager.<br />
Jenny Light<br />
My time at <strong>Amersham</strong> started when it was called The Radiochemical<br />
<strong>Centre</strong> in the late 1960s. After having a break to have children<br />
I returned and continued until it became <strong>Amersham</strong> International<br />
and joined the excitement of buying shares in the newly launched<br />
company.<br />
I always worked in the development of in vitro medical diagnostic test<br />
development and saw the move from the radioactive label originally<br />
used to the chemi-luminescent system which saw us seeking<br />
partnership with Kodak. This also saw us being moved to Pollards<br />
Wood and eventually being sold off to Kodak who then sold us to
J&J when OCD was created. We all loved our time at Pollards Wood<br />
and have great memories of the parties we held in the House and<br />
grounds. By the end of my time there, I had moved into the Research<br />
Group and enjoyed liaising with the university research teams in<br />
various places. I was there to the end of OCDs occupation of Pollards<br />
Wood when a large number of us were made redundant when the<br />
R&D was transferred to the US.<br />
At this point I took early retirement and have since enjoyed becoming<br />
a grandparent, a great joy to my husband Derek and I. We have also<br />
indulged our passion for travel and continue to try and explore as<br />
much of the world as we can afford and have the energy for.<br />
Jim Brown<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1992 to 2005, as President of the<br />
international Region. Very prominent in the International trading area.<br />
Since leaving has spent most time as Chairman / Non - Exec Director<br />
of Public and private companies in New Zealand, Australia, Hong<br />
Kong, China, The Middle East, Edinburgh and Glasgow.<br />
John Anson<br />
Joined in 1989, and left in 2005 having worked in Development,<br />
Business Development and Marketing. Now at OGT as VP<br />
Biomarker Discovery.<br />
John Diment<br />
Worked for <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1986 until the Kodak purchase of<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong>’s Diagnostics Section. Living the Grand Design in paradise<br />
near Cygnet, Tasmania. Property owner and farmer on 45 acres<br />
– growing olives, eucalypts, lavenders, saffron, paddymelons<br />
and gorse.<br />
John McCombe<br />
Worked for the Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong>/<strong>Amersham</strong>/GEHC for 41 years<br />
from September 1969 to 30/09/2010, and had 34 different jobs in<br />
that time. Outside work, I have continued a lifelong passion for all<br />
things connected with motorcycling, (which is fortunately shared by<br />
my wife), and have recently toured from Vancouver to San Francisco<br />
on a British Triumph motorcycle, and both islands of New Zealand.<br />
We have two fine sons – the McCombe name will not disappear from<br />
GE as my younger son now works for GE Capital.
John Meech<br />
I worked between 1971 and 2005 at The<br />
Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong>, <strong>Amersham</strong>, <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
Pharmacia Biotech, GE, starting in the labs,<br />
through Product Management and ending up<br />
as Life Science Business Strategic Planning<br />
Director. Currently with Genetix positioning<br />
the drug discovery products within the wider<br />
Danaher businesses, travelling a lot.<br />
John Sutton<br />
Joined <strong>Amersham</strong> in 1974 when it was The Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong>,<br />
and worked in Life Sciences until 2009. Now doing Life Science<br />
Consultancy Services for <strong>LLC</strong>.<br />
Judith Jessop<br />
Joined TRC in 1977 in the QC department working<br />
on RIA kits. After the move to Cardiff, she left work<br />
for a few years when the children came along,<br />
and restarted in the Tech Services group working<br />
on development of new products in the Amerlex<br />
and Amerlite range. She transferred to Kodak<br />
in 1992 when the Clinical Reagents division was<br />
sold off and remained with Kodak/OCD until<br />
she retired in September last year.<br />
Julie Coggins<br />
Started at <strong>Amersham</strong> when it was<br />
Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong> in 1978 initially in<br />
manufacturing and then R&D in Cardiff. Moved to R&D <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
labs in 1988 for the ECL WB products – where I met the lovely Lynne!<br />
Moved to UK sales (1990?) and then regional marketing (1993?),<br />
then group marketing (1994?), then HR for a year or so before APB<br />
formed and Peter and I moved to Piscataway where I stayed in HR for<br />
a while. When we moved to California I worked briefly at the Hoefoer<br />
site before moving to be VP Marketing initially for Clontech and then<br />
BD Biosciences.<br />
Retired in 2001so did ‘ladies that do lunch’ in Boston (while Peter<br />
was still at PerkinElmer) for a few years before coming home to Wales<br />
in 2006.Recently discovered that I am really a closet history geek and<br />
not a scientist after all – I have just finished my welsh history Masters<br />
degree and am now studying for a PhD at University of Wales. So life<br />
is pretty good and when I’m not pouring over books we have sheep<br />
and dogs and chickens to keep us busy.
Kathryn Cook<br />
Joined in Sept 1990. Have worked in Manufacturing, Tech Services,<br />
Sales and Marketing. Still here after >20 years! Currently Marketing<br />
Manager in Cell Technologies.<br />
Keiko Hattori<br />
President of <strong>Amersham</strong> Japan from 1996 to 2004 and GM of Asia<br />
until 2007. Now President of Haemonetics Japan.<br />
Keith Kelly<br />
Started work at The Radiochemical<br />
<strong>Centre</strong>/ <strong>Amersham</strong> International<br />
from 1979-1985. Left and then<br />
returned from 1988-1995. Worked<br />
as Mechanical Engineer (Harwell and<br />
Grove <strong>Centre</strong>), Project Engineer, Site<br />
Engineering (Grove <strong>Centre</strong>). Now Projects<br />
Director, Applied Engineering Solutions<br />
Ltd. Have cycled round Monte Blanc<br />
on my mountain bike.<br />
Lenore Kent<br />
In Life Sciences R&D from 1988 until it closed in 2003. Moved into<br />
manufacturing at GE where I still work.<br />
Lesley Meeks (Hamilton)<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> Int. from 1976 (was the Radio Chemical<br />
<strong>Centre</strong>) until 1998. I was called Lesley Hamilton in those days.<br />
I worked in Manufacturing Biosciences and then moved to<br />
Pharmaceuticals. I then became Group Purchasing Director<br />
and eventually run the Merger Integrations programme for AI<br />
and Nycomed.<br />
Lesley Smith<br />
Regulatory Operations Director at GE. Married to Tony Smith.
Linda Lunn<br />
Worked in HR and Learning and Development from 1986 until 2005<br />
– recruited Lynne on the milk round in 1989. Currently owner at Linda<br />
Lunn <strong>Associates</strong> Ltd, an Independent Consultant - Coaching and<br />
Leadership Development.<br />
Linda van Manen<br />
Joined Pharmacia from August 1986, <strong>Amersham</strong> Pharmacia from 1997<br />
(merger) until April 2005.Worked in Marketing Communications, PR,<br />
in Protein Separations and Proteomics. I’m currently Communications<br />
Director at the BGA group, a multi-channel marketing communications<br />
and branding agency specialized in the Life Sciences. Other than that,<br />
I’m pretty boring! (Don’t believe it – Lynne).<br />
Linsey Cresswell<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from about 1986 to 2005, in Life Sciences, –<br />
probably in most departments! Started up <strong>LLC</strong> with Lynne Edhouse<br />
and Caroline Kelly in July 2005, doing Licensing for a number<br />
of different organisations. Trying to fit in as much as I can before<br />
I really get too old, including running the London<br />
Marathon this year and actively learning<br />
Spanish for when <strong>LLC</strong> open their European<br />
Headquarters in Puerto Pollensa!<br />
Liz Miller<br />
I joined <strong>Amersham</strong> straight from school at<br />
18, and worked from 1987 TO 1998 in various<br />
departments, starting in R&D, then technical<br />
services, marketing communications and group<br />
marketing, all in the life science area. Currently<br />
project managing a large extension at home,<br />
very stressful business!!<br />
Not sure which is scariest, in my 5th decade(!) and just<br />
started to learn tennis, or my eldest son is learning to drive!!
Lynne Edhouse (Eccleston)<br />
Joined <strong>Amersham</strong> in 1989 and spent 6 years<br />
in R&D before moving into Marketing. Left in<br />
2005 and set up <strong>LLC</strong> <strong>Associates</strong> with Linsey<br />
Cresswell and Caroline Kelly. Now in our 6th<br />
year of business. Have 2 Children – Jack<br />
age 12 and Sasha age 9.<br />
Malcolm Trice<br />
Joined APB in 1998 and am still work for the<br />
company at present in the GE Healthcare UK finance<br />
team. Little known fact: Used to own my own pub!<br />
Marianne Werner-Marshall<br />
Started with <strong>Amersham</strong> Int in Finance/Credit Control, at the Rickfords<br />
Hill office, Aylesbury (Jim Kier). I was with the Co and it’s changes, APB<br />
and then GE from 1987 – 2007. I am retired from “regular” working life<br />
but did a years full time College to train as Holistic Therapist and am<br />
now fully qualified to massage/treat. Nowadays I enjoy combining travel<br />
with “work” - so have within the last 10 month completed: a 6 week<br />
stint house-sitting in Andalusia, 6 weeks teaching English in Thailand,<br />
also spending time at my property in Turkey. When possible I take part<br />
in Clinical Trials...<br />
Mark Sutherland<br />
VP at Molecular Dynamics from 1988 until the merger with <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
Biosciences in 2001. Was VP of Strategic Alliances until leaving in 2005.<br />
Now Sr. Vice President, Business Development at Complete Genomics.<br />
Martin Bye<br />
Joined <strong>Amersham</strong> (then The Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong>) in October<br />
1973, working firstly in Carbon-14 R&D and SST, and later Tritium<br />
R&D (Building 22). Following a technical liaison role at <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
Corporation in Chicago, I returned to Tritium R&D, moving to Cardiff<br />
in 1980. From the early 90’s, I was a member of <strong>Amersham</strong>’s IP group,<br />
involved with patent drafting and prosecution, and IP licensing. I retired<br />
from GE Healthcare in May 2008. Interests include: hill/mountain<br />
walking with Cardiff Ramblers, playing guitar with a group of likeminded<br />
individuals, family (three grandchildren at the latest count),<br />
gardening/DIY.
Martin Cunningham<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1982 to current date, with a break in 2002.<br />
Started in QC, then R&D, then IP. Currently looking after new ideas for<br />
Life Sciences and Medical Diagnostics and working with the IP team<br />
in GE Corporate on innovation systems across the whole of GE.<br />
I guess the most interesting thing is that I can’t think of anything<br />
interesting. Maybe I need to make some changes…<br />
Michael Cole<br />
Software engineer at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1988. Worked in Sunnyvale<br />
for a period before returning to the UK as a technical Product<br />
Manager. Left GE in 2005. Curently Development Manager<br />
at VocaLink.<br />
Mikael Gordon<br />
Worked at APB from 1997 until left GE in 2007. At APB worked in IT,<br />
VP Laboratory Products, VP Strategic Planning, VP Global Sales, @<br />
GE Integration, Clinical Systems. Currently President Global Markets<br />
at Haemonetics Corporation. Living outside Geneva<br />
Switzerland and have improved my skiing since.<br />
Mike Evans<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> between 1987 – 2000 and 2002 –<br />
2005, in R&D and Commercial. Currently CEO at OGT.<br />
Mike Waterhouse<br />
I worked in <strong>Amersham</strong>/GE Medical Diagnostics from<br />
2000 – 2006 in Development and then Lean Six<br />
Sigma. I am now running my own lean and supply<br />
chain consulting business – still focussing<br />
mainly on pharmaceutical and biotech<br />
sectors. Consulting recently in public sector<br />
has shown how my personal tax is wasted!<br />
Nicola Clouden<br />
Have worked at <strong>Amersham</strong>/GE since Jan 1996<br />
until present day in HR. Currently I am working<br />
on the HR Systems Projects. I am attempting my<br />
first 5km in July.
Nicola Scott<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1994 – 2006,<br />
originally in Unit 10, before moving into Marketing<br />
Communications. Now Marketing Communications<br />
(Imaging & Detection) at PerkinElmer.<br />
Paolo Soldati<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> between 1993 and 2008<br />
(<strong>Amersham</strong> first, then APB and finally GE), in<br />
Commercial, Life Science – Italy & South EU. Now<br />
am Founder and Chief Executive at Singredia Life<br />
Science, helping start-ups or young companies<br />
going commercial and develop the business. I’m<br />
shortly going to celebrate the 25th anniversary<br />
of my marriage – hopefully!<br />
Pat Easton<br />
Worked in Life Science development from 1984<br />
until it shut in 2003, when moved into QC at GE.<br />
Left in 2009 and am now LabManager at RSLL.<br />
Paul Orange<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1998 – 2005, in<br />
Biosciences R&D – Building 22 at the Grove site.<br />
I have just moved back to the UK from 2 years<br />
in Shanghai as the Asia-Pacific sales director for<br />
PerkinElmer, so am turning my building site into<br />
a house.<br />
Penny Owen<br />
I started in <strong>Amersham</strong> in Dec 1992, in R&D. I was<br />
part of the new drug screening initiative with the<br />
SPA technology and Technology Transfer. I moved<br />
to product management for SPA in 1998, then<br />
worked on LEADseeker, INCell and related areas<br />
in Marketing until 2005. Since 2005, I’ve been part<br />
of the “Consumables” business (various names for<br />
the business in between due to a series of<br />
re-orgs!), which now includes the Whatman range.<br />
I’m currently the Business Segment Leader for<br />
Specialised Media and reagents, which includes<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> & illustra branded molecular biology<br />
products, Whatman FTA & 903 products and our<br />
range of diagnostic membranes.<br />
I’m currently a member of an advisory panel<br />
working with the Welsh Assembly Government<br />
on their strategy for Life Sciences in Wales.
Peter Coggins<br />
Initially joined the Radiochemical <strong>Centre</strong> in 1973, in the UK and then<br />
went to Arlington Heights, Chicago. Left in 1985, but returned to take<br />
up senior Marketing roles in Europe in 1994. Moved to Piscataway and<br />
then Sunnyvale before leaving <strong>Amersham</strong> in 2002. Spent 4 years in<br />
Boston with Perkin Elmer, before moving to Wales. Now on the Board<br />
of a number of Companies.<br />
Phil Dobson<br />
Joined R&D in 1990 and moved into Marketing before leaving in 2004.<br />
After a period at Procognia I am now at Cambridge Biosciences.<br />
Philippe Bogard<br />
I started in 1984 with LKB, which was then bought by Pharmacia and<br />
then merged with <strong>Amersham</strong>. I worked in Lynne’s Proteomics Product<br />
Management group from 2001 until 2004. I run now my own<br />
company, being distributor for a few companies (see<br />
website: www.proteomicsconsult.com). I will be 60 on<br />
October 24th and getting married a few days later<br />
on October 29th!<br />
Rachel Fallon<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from August 1986 – May 2003<br />
in R&D. Now CTO for SkyMedical Ltd also trading as<br />
Firstkind Ltd.<br />
Rachel Panther<br />
Joined in 1989, same time as Lynne Edhouse, and<br />
worked in Aylesbury as Technical Correspondent then Sales for<br />
two years, then left to go to Applied Biosystems. Bounced back<br />
to <strong>Amersham</strong> before leaving again to Perkin Elmer. Now Business<br />
Development Director within the logistics industry. Living with Kevin<br />
and the three boys, Kit, Finn and Riley.<br />
Raj Odedra<br />
Joined R&D at the Grove <strong>Centre</strong> until 2003. Currently working in<br />
Life Science R&D consultancy, including research strategy, market<br />
intelligence, knowledge management, outsourcing, medical device<br />
approval and licensing; Veterinary in vitro diagnostic marker discovery,<br />
validation, manufacture and marketing.
Rita McCann – Barrett<br />
I joined <strong>Amersham</strong> International plc as a receptionist in 1994. At first I<br />
worked on reception in Lt. Chalfont, which at the time was Head Office.<br />
Years later I went over to Pollards Wood as receptionist. There were<br />
literally only about 30 of us on site. We all worked in the old Manor<br />
House while the main building was being completely refurbished.<br />
The first Christmas at PW in the Manor House was a unique and<br />
magical time. Canapés in reception complete with Father Christmas<br />
(Peter Sykes), greeting all with a welcome drink before sitting down to<br />
Christmas lunch in the dining room. This was followed by showing an<br />
amazingly funny and inventive ‘Pollywood’ movie made by and starring<br />
quite a few of the staff. A perfect end to a really memorable day. I left<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong>/GE in 2009 after being made redundant. I am not working<br />
at present.<br />
Robert Sunderland<br />
Ron Jackson<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from Oct 1982- April<br />
1990, in Life Sciences Development. I am now<br />
a Principal Scientist, at MedImmune/AstraZeneca,<br />
Cambridge. Living in Cambridge for the last<br />
20 years.<br />
Ron Long<br />
Ron joined the main Board of <strong>Amersham</strong> plc in<br />
August 1990 as Commercial Director. He then<br />
went on to be appointed Managing Director<br />
Life Sciences in 1996 and CEO for <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
Pharmacia Biotech from 1997 until June 2000<br />
when he was appointed Vice Chairman of the<br />
Group until his retirement from <strong>Amersham</strong> in June 2001.<br />
Currently CEO of SkyMedical Ltd also trading as Firstkind Ltd.<br />
Rose Brown<br />
Joined in 1965 and worked there until retiring in 2002. Lead a superb<br />
European team focussing on the Pharma Industry.<br />
Sandy McBean<br />
Was in UK sales for Molecular Dynamics in the Vistra days. Now<br />
General Manager at illumina UK Ltd.
Sarah Jeffery<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong>/GE from 1989 – 2005 at St Georges in Mike<br />
Billingham and then in Marcomms. I have worked for a primary<br />
care company for the last 3 1/2 years as their Head of PR &<br />
Communications. During that time seen the company grow from 3 GP<br />
practices in Bucks with 30 employees to operating 56 surgeries across<br />
UK, looking after 160,000 patients and employing nearly 1000 staff –<br />
keeps me busy!<br />
Sarah Peterson<br />
Started in 1984, in B29 for 6 weeks before moving to PW, initially<br />
worked in Immuno-detection research products, SPR, Amerlite / Vitros<br />
development until 2000 when J&J OCD R&D shut down. In 2000 –<br />
2002, I worked for Prolifix, a small start-up drug discovery company<br />
at Milton Park (Abingdon).<br />
Started back in <strong>Amersham</strong> Biosciences R&D in 2002 but moved to<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> Health in 2003 (which is now GE Healthcare). I have a real<br />
problem remembering who I worked with when! Due to leave end<br />
June 2011! Looking for new opportunities from September this year<br />
– consultancy plus a move to some Coaching and Mentoring and<br />
I’ve also started some 1:1 tutoring Science and Maths, GCSE and<br />
A level Biology.<br />
Still busy out of work – 2 boys at university. Bee Keeping, backpacking<br />
holidays, organising village events, DIY & gardening, Keep Fit, and even<br />
some Cricket! Plus lots of socialising.<br />
Seema Bennett<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> International from June 1995 until July 1998.<br />
I am now Sales Director at a corporate wellbeing and nanotechnology<br />
company and have lived in Finland and China for 6 years since leaving<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong>. Now have 3 kids.<br />
Stephen Archer<br />
Business analyst, Consultant and founder<br />
of Spring Partnerships. Ran many European<br />
and US Sales Conferences for <strong>Amersham</strong><br />
and GE.<br />
Stephen Lewis<br />
I joined <strong>Amersham</strong> in 1982 and worked for<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> / APB / Nycomed / <strong>Amersham</strong> and<br />
GEHC leaving in 2009 after 27 years.
Steve Capper<br />
I worked for <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1985 in Development<br />
in Cardiff – as Project leader, Section Manager,<br />
and (for last 10 years) Project Manager. Still<br />
at GE. Have just completed a charity bike ride<br />
from Holyhead to Cardiff (280miles) – so have<br />
sore legs!!<br />
Steve Davenport<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1989 – 2002 in UK<br />
and European Sales, including Drug Discovery<br />
Technology Platforms. Currently Vice President<br />
European Sales at Cell Biosciences Inc., a life<br />
science tools provider. Steve & Sue – Happily married with 15 year<br />
old son (can’t believe it!). Steve coaches rugby and Sue provides first<br />
aid for Aylesbury RFC U15s. Now own 2nd property on Norfolk coast<br />
which we use for relaxing weekends and holiday lets. Both working<br />
hard at not trying to work too hard!!<br />
Steve Hudson<br />
Was at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1987 to 1998,<br />
returned to <strong>Amersham</strong> in 2003, and am<br />
still here. Have worked in IT, Customs,<br />
QA, and now am International Trade<br />
Control Leader for EMEA for Healthcare.<br />
Stewart Kay<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from Sept 1986<br />
to Dec 2001 in the commercial group (too<br />
many departments to mention…). Currently<br />
I am Director of Business Development at<br />
GlaxoSmithKline. I now do Triathlons and<br />
so spend much of my free time swimming,<br />
cycling or running.<br />
Sue Davenport (Jones)<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1976 – 2005 in Life<br />
Science Customer Service team and European<br />
Marketing Communications. Currently a<br />
Marketing Communications Consultant<br />
providing services to life sciences, material<br />
sciences and medical device companies<br />
including clinical areas. See Steve Davenport.
Susie Milne<br />
I worked at <strong>Amersham</strong>/GE from November 2002 until October<br />
2006 inclusive so 4 years all in all. I worked in Marketing<br />
Communications and then in Marketing as a PA. I have recently<br />
been made redundant from working for a Consultant in private<br />
medicine so am currently temping.<br />
Tim Knott<br />
I was in <strong>Amersham</strong> R&D from 1990 to 2003. I’m now Bus Development<br />
Manager in the Tech Transfer division of the Wellcome Trust. Modesty<br />
prevents me from mentioning the many fascinating facets of my<br />
existence on this globe!<br />
Tim Richardson<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1986 – 2003 in Bioscience R&D.<br />
Currently Director of Finance & Operations, School of<br />
Biological Sciences, University of Reading.<br />
Tom Kilroy<br />
Worked at <strong>Amersham</strong> from 2001 to 2009<br />
in the legal department. Now am General<br />
Counsel at Misys plc, a software company.<br />
Happy living in the sticks with Lucy (wife),<br />
three kids, two horses, two guinea pigs<br />
and a cat.<br />
Tony Devenish<br />
Tony was with <strong>Amersham</strong> Biomedical/GE from 1997 to 2007 when he<br />
retired as a Radiochemist. He likes DIY in the house, gardening, plays<br />
badminton with ex-colleagues from GE and local friends, goes fell<br />
walking with the Dacorum Adventure Group one weekend a month as<br />
well as walking and cycling in the local area, enjoys doing the Guardian<br />
Crossword and learning Spanish.
Tony Pope<br />
I joined <strong>Amersham</strong> in 1980. This was an exciting time, with molecular<br />
biology just starting to take off. I was the first molecular biologist in the<br />
Labelled Compounds Department. My job was to design molecular<br />
biology kits, including the M13 sequencing kit, an SP6 polymerase kit<br />
and an in vitro mutagenesis kit. These were cutting edge products at<br />
that time.<br />
In 1990 I left <strong>Amersham</strong> to join CAT (Cambridge Antibody Technology)<br />
a new company started by Dave Chiswell from <strong>Amersham</strong>, and Greg<br />
Winter from the LMB lab in Cambridge. Four of the first six employees<br />
at CAT were ex-<strong>Amersham</strong> - Dave Chiswell, John McCafferty, Ron<br />
Jackson and myself.<br />
After 10 years at CAT I joined John McCafferty at the Sanger <strong>Centre</strong> for<br />
five years before taking a break from Science and doing a Photography<br />
Degree. I am currently working on a Cancer Research UK project to<br />
develop a potential therapeutic antibody using phage antibody display.<br />
I live in Cambridge - a great place to live! I make regular trips over there<br />
to visit my sister who lives in Perth in Western Australia.<br />
Tony Smith<br />
Worked mainly in R&D from 1979 until leaving<br />
to go to Gemini Research Limited in 1997.<br />
Returned in 1999 as VP of R&D, UK until leaving<br />
at the end of 2001 to take up CSO position at<br />
Solexa Sequencing. Now Managing Director<br />
at Ashleworth House Consulting Ltd.<br />
Trevor Clements<br />
Ran our brilliant Business Skills programme.<br />
A big influence on many people! “Almost right!”<br />
was a key phrase, as was “That’s a Cloughy”.<br />
Trevor Nicholls<br />
Initially joined in 1981 as a Life Science salesman, but left in 1988 to<br />
join McKinseys. Returned in 1991 until 1997 as Worldwide Commercial<br />
Director for Life Science. After roles at Oxagen and Affymetrix became<br />
CEO at CAB International. Also on board of a number of other Life<br />
Science companies.
Val Jones<br />
I started in 1985 in Technical Service, UK Sales,<br />
and am still at GE, currently as Global PR Manager,<br />
GE Healthcare Life Sciences.<br />
Vikki Ponting<br />
I worked for <strong>Amersham</strong> in the sales office, customer<br />
service / sales support. I still currently work for GE<br />
as key account manager for the BioProcess division.<br />
Yvonne Boustouller<br />
Sales Director for GE from 2000 to 2007. Now National<br />
Sales Manager for Promega UK Limited.<br />
Yvonne Linney (Gibson-Harris)<br />
Worked for <strong>Amersham</strong> from 1993 to 2003 in Life<br />
science marketing. Plus Pharmacia 1986 – 1993.<br />
Currently VP GM Automated Solutions Business<br />
@ Agilent Life Science Group. Have lived in US<br />
since 1995.<br />
Yvonne Matthews<br />
Started <strong>Amersham</strong> – 29 July 1986, – Life<br />
sciences. Went to join Biosensors research team<br />
in 1989 at Pollards Wood, then back to The<br />
Grove <strong>Centre</strong> in 1992 joining the newly formed<br />
“bought-ins” team, followed by other project<br />
teams in R&D. Left R&D May 2003, along with<br />
everyone else! Started within Regulatory Affairs<br />
in October 2003 where I am still in post and of<br />
course working for GE from 2004. Re Married<br />
in 2005 to Geoff who I have known for a very<br />
long time, he came to my first wedding! Taken<br />
up ballroom dancing again, still go walking and<br />
many classes at the gym every week.
Zandra Carrington (Clark)<br />
Zandra joined APB in 1998 in as Tech Support Specialist. After 18<br />
months, she moved to Marketing as Product Manager to help with<br />
the never-to-be launch of SNiPer. Exiting the world of life sciences (via<br />
Transgenomic, Invitrogen and Affymetrix), she grew some roots, had<br />
a child, taught swimming with Waterbabies and studied Horticulture<br />
before finally going back to proper work in 2008, setting up Minnac<br />
Marketing Ltd with an ex-Affymetrix colleague.
Alan Dance<br />
Would love to but don’t think I can be in<br />
the UK at that time…have a good one!<br />
Allan Hayle<br />
Unfortunately I am going to be in<br />
Manchester that weekend, but send my<br />
best wishes to everybody. Don’t drink too<br />
much..............Oh what the.......go on drink<br />
too much !<br />
Andy Bertera<br />
I would have been great to have attended this reunion, but as<br />
it is unlikely that I will be in the UK at this time, I will have to decline.<br />
However, I will keep the date on my calendar should something change.<br />
Please say “hello” to everyone! Best regards, Andy.<br />
Anne Jones<br />
Would have loved to go but the date does not work for me, sorry!<br />
Bill Castell<br />
I was delighted to learn of the <strong>Amersham</strong> reunion at <strong>Latimer</strong>. If I had<br />
been in the UK I would have attended like a shot. As it happens I<br />
am visiting Dr Avijit Lahiri in Cyprus on a trip that has been planned<br />
for over a year. Dr Lahiri was responsible for organising the Myoview<br />
trials which gained us successful registration in Japan and Europe in<br />
1994 and in the USA in 1996. <strong>Amersham</strong> has a lot to thank Dr Lahiri<br />
for and I am delighted that he and I continue as good friends as well<br />
as him being my personal expert cardiologist! Whomever decides to<br />
hold another <strong>Amersham</strong> reunion may I suggest we have a date at least<br />
a year in advance. I look forward to receiving reports on the success<br />
of the meeting and I am delighted that some of our long term R&D<br />
investments are starting to shine within GE Healthcare.<br />
David Fernie<br />
Everyone unable to attend<br />
As much as I’d love to be there and meet with some old colleagues,<br />
I regret that I have a prior engagement here in sunny Wales. However,<br />
I appreciate the mail and I hope that you have a truly great evening.
Delphine Sifflet<br />
Thanks Lynne for the kind invite. I am not able to join because I am<br />
going to a wedding that week but it looks like an excellent opportunity<br />
to meet people from the old time!<br />
Dennis Harris<br />
Hi guys Good luck with the event! I wish I could be there but it’s a long<br />
trek from the Bay Area Best Dennis<br />
Elisabetta Puletti<br />
Fantastic Idea!!! I’m sure will be fun, but... pity I can’t. A big kiss to all.<br />
With love Elisabetta<br />
Frank Craig<br />
It’s a great idea. Unfortunately, I can’t make it due to another<br />
commitment. However, I bet it will be successful and you will organise<br />
one next year that I can come to?<br />
Fraser Black<br />
Unfortunately, once again business trumps pleasure. I need to travel<br />
to the US on the week of the reunion and won’t be back in time. I am<br />
more than a little disappointed but I am sure it will be a huge success.<br />
I am quite green with envy.<br />
Firman Ghouze<br />
Unfortunately I won’t be able to make it since I am in the US. Great idea<br />
though – I am sure it will be a very successful evening. Best Firman.<br />
Gavin Hardy<br />
Sorry guys, I will be in Spain. Would have loved to come. Gav<br />
Heather Whittaker<br />
Thank you, I would have loved to have come and caught up with<br />
everyone, but I shall be on holiday on this date. I do hope everyone has<br />
a good time Heather
Herbert Glutz<br />
As I’m living now in Chiang Mai,<br />
Northern Thailand, <strong>Latimer</strong> isn’t<br />
just around the corner. At the same<br />
time I have to breed up the next<br />
generation of Frogs and Tilapi fish.<br />
Really liked to make it and to see all<br />
the old friends again. Could you be<br />
so kind to pass through to them my<br />
warmest regards and that they shall drink<br />
a few Beer and Single malts for me too.<br />
With best regards Herbert<br />
Jackie Evans<br />
Sorry have a diary clash with a rugby dinner<br />
dance - have lots of fun everyone I am sure<br />
it will be a fantastic night as it was a fantastic<br />
time to work there.<br />
Jasmine Gruia-Grey<br />
I really wish that I could join you, but<br />
unfortunately it won’t work out. I think this<br />
reunion is a fabulous idea and I hope that<br />
everyone has a wonderful time.<br />
John Kleijne<br />
Thanks so much for the invitation and actually<br />
I already transferred the money bc I assumed<br />
I could participate in the reunion. Would have<br />
been so great. Right after I transferred the<br />
money, I was told that the 10th of June we are<br />
off on vacation for a week in Greece! Exactly<br />
on the 10th!!! So unfortunately I can’t make it.<br />
I’m sure you will have a great reunion anyway<br />
but I’m really sorry I have to miss it!<br />
Kevin Daish<br />
Many thanks for remembering and inviting me to the reunion. If I was in<br />
the UK I most definitely would have come, however, that is not the case<br />
being now living in Auckland and I will not be in the UK at that time.<br />
Please can you take lots of pictures of everyone on the night and put<br />
them maybe on flicker so we can all see what we are missing.
Kevin Kissane<br />
Sorry to miss this. Hope everyone has a great time! Kevin<br />
Lena Jonsson<br />
Darn, I just don’t have enough hours and days to make ends meet. he<br />
10th is the day that school finishes here for my boys and the 11th I have<br />
a party for my best girlfriend who is turning 40. Meaning that I just won’t<br />
be able to get to the reunion in there. Have a glass of wine for me.<br />
Lars Eric Utterman<br />
I am sorry, but I cannot make it. Have to be in Sweden at that time.<br />
Best regards Lars Eric<br />
Luan Wootton<br />
I hadn’t heard about the reunion so was really pleased to get the<br />
invitation, however, at the moment I am due to be in the States that<br />
week so will have to say no, unless something changes. Gutted ! Best<br />
Wishes, Luan<br />
Mark Vossenaar<br />
Hi, I now have my new planning in<br />
and unfortunately won’t be able<br />
to join as I will be on a plane that<br />
this point in time returning from<br />
meetings in the US. I wish you and<br />
all attendees a great get-together<br />
Martin Deighton<br />
I would love to have joined you<br />
all. Unfortunately I will be in<br />
France. Please keep in touch<br />
and let me know when the next<br />
“bash” is. Best regards to all,<br />
martin Deighton<br />
Martin Harris<br />
Great idea to arrange the reunion. No idea whether I can make it at the<br />
moment. Pity I don’t still live in Chesham, I could walk there! M.xx
Mats Grahn<br />
Hi, Very happy to get invited and I think this is a great initiative!<br />
Unfortunately I have already made other family plans for the week<br />
in question. Best Regards, Mats<br />
Mike Hayes<br />
Hope all is well with you and <strong>LLC</strong>. Unfortunately, I will be away on hols<br />
that week so won’t be able to join you. All the best, Mike<br />
Mike Pettigrew<br />
I’m so sorry I can’t make the reunion but unfortunately I will return from<br />
ASMS in Colorado on the 9th. Please make sure you wish everyone the<br />
best from me as I have so many great memories of working with all of<br />
you! Thanks again for the invite and hopefully I will be able to make the<br />
next one! Mike Pettigrew<br />
Neil Cook<br />
Can’t get to UK at that time, sorry have a great time neil.<br />
Nicky Gane<br />
I don’t think I can make it. Really sorry and thanks for the invite.<br />
Pat Towers<br />
Unfortunately I’m with some Japanese customers on this day so can’t<br />
make it.<br />
Per Ng<br />
I am flying back from a few days in France on business that evening<br />
and then flying out to the US for over a week the next day so I need<br />
to spend a few hours at home.<br />
Hope the reunion goes well. I hear a lot of people talking about it and<br />
would have liked catching up with you all.<br />
Pieter Noordeloos<br />
Unfortunately I will not be able to join. I really appreciate your effort and<br />
please give my warmest regards to all old friends and colleagues. Best<br />
regards, Pieter
Rhona Macdonald<br />
Hi to everyone, sorry I can`t make the party. Rhona Macdonald xx<br />
Richard Larsen<br />
Hi Really sorry to send this mail - I have really been trying to find a way<br />
to attend, just not working. If you ever do this again, please invite me<br />
again. Wish you a great party. Richard<br />
Richard Mabe<br />
I have just returned from a holiday in Brazil and received this invite.<br />
I am so sorry that I will not be able to attend. I have another weekend<br />
trip already planned for that week. Promise me you will do this again<br />
as I would very much like to see all of the wonderful folks from our<br />
<strong>Amersham</strong> days. I trust you are doing well and please, please give me<br />
regards to everyone. I may send you some pictures to share with folks<br />
if you want. Cheers, Richard<br />
Roger Newman<br />
Hi All Must send my regrets as we are away that week (Hoping to see<br />
the Coggins in Pembrokeshire while we are on their turf). I am still busy<br />
saving the planet...some way to go yet...new volunteers welcome!! Best<br />
wishes to all for a very enjoyable event. Roger p.s. If you see Cluffy, I<br />
have just found the “Flora of the Canaries” he lent me about a millenium<br />
ago. Get him to email me and I will buy him lunch and return it. p.p.s.<br />
I don’t tweet, face book, blog etc, no time....<br />
Roger Price<br />
Sorry to say I have family commitments so<br />
cannot attend. Thanks to Lynne and Linsey<br />
for organising this and wishing the rest of you<br />
a great night.<br />
Sarah Baker<br />
Just wanted to drop you a line to thank you<br />
for the kind invite to the <strong>Amersham</strong> <strong>Reunion</strong>.<br />
Unfortunately, I can’t make it but hope it<br />
goes well and is a great success! Thank<br />
you for thinking of me. Faith is now 8 and<br />
the twins will be four at the end of July.<br />
Don’t know where the time has gone but<br />
its mad busy!!!
Sian Godwin<br />
Hi Sorry, I need to be in Sweden on May19th so can’t make another trip<br />
to Europe in June. Sian<br />
Steve Becker<br />
Thanks for the invite. This sounds like a super event and an even<br />
better idea. I will have to check my travel calendar. Currently, my job<br />
does not take me to the EU, but we just got bought by Quest, so that<br />
may change.<br />
Sue Siegel<br />
Yes, I was very interested in attending and was trying to register.<br />
However, dates are posing problematic. I’m going to try to figure it out,<br />
but it might not be possible. Thanks so much for organizing. I have<br />
the best of memories of my <strong>Amersham</strong> days and the people I had the<br />
privilege of working with!<br />
Tom Naven<br />
Hope you are well. I won’t be there as<br />
I have a prior engagement on Saturday<br />
– Mayor’s Ball! Thanks for the invite.
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