The Concept Life Sciences Group, which was created following the acquisition of Peakdale Molecular, Scientific Analysis Laboratories and Resource & Environmental Consultants, has launched its services in the US.
The integrated group, which further expanded following the acquisition of CXR Biosciences and Agenda1 Analytical Services in 2015, offers a comprehensive range of services to clients in the pharmaceutical, biotech, agrochemical, petrochemical, chemical, food, environmental and consumer industries.
The US team will be led by Heidi Schulze, Business Development Director, North America, who will be driving the sales efforts on the East Coast and coordinating with the West Coast business team.
Schulze began her career in the research laboratories at Ayerst Pharmaceuticals and then combined her chemistry knowledge with her graduate training in electrical engineering and computer programming at Zymark, a pioneer in laboratory sample preparation automation. Since then she has continued her career at a number of firms including Hewlett Packard, Shimadzu, Ciphergen Biosystems and BioClinica.
Most recently she was with XenoBiotic Laboratories, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec.