Our clients and their testimonials to our professional training courses

Clients from organisations including the Medical Research Council, ERBI, Invitrogen, bioFusion, Sharpstream Pharma, Volt Europe, RSA and UK universities have all benefited from our professional development courses, as shown by the following testimonials:

Drug Discovery Course

"Comprehensive, coherent, authoritative, informed." Prof Michael Whitaker, Dean, Newcastle University Medical School

“Very comprehensive. Useful handbook and good slides. It makes a difference that the presenter is a PhD scientist with personal experience in industry and academia.”
Dr Lynley Marshall, Institute of Cancer Research, London

"The course was packed with useful information, was wide-ranging yet very focused, and professionally delivered. The catering was very good indeed and the setting of Emmanuel College difficult to beat." Sonia Cutler, Copy-editor, Proofreader, and Trainer

"The training was exactly what we wanted for our staff member who now has a rounded appreciation of the pharma / biotech industry, understands the R&D process and has a good understanding of the science behind the scenes. In her role as a science recruiter she is now able to identify strong candidates by intelligently spotting keywords and techniques on CVs whilst also interviewing people at a more in depth, technical level. Fantastic results - I can highly recommend ScienceInform’s services." Ajay Patel, Recruitment Operations Manager, CK Science

"This was a real “light bulb” course where a lot of things I have been exposed to through my recent recruitment experience suddenly came together. A vast subject matter is covered succinctly using a language anyone can understand!" Martin Blake, Volt Life Sciences

"After attending the public course in Cambridge I realised that there is else nothing like this on offer for informing non-science trained personnel. Too many courses, including e-learning and web searching, rely on some pre-knowledge, often approaching degree level; as a result we arranged for in-house courses to be delivered to our entire technology transfer admin team. One of these (Modern Biological Technologies) was created especially to help us gain a better understanding of the biological materials we transfer and license to third parties from our laboratories. Both this and the drug discovery course have been extremely well received and have made a significant difference to the understanding and professional development of our staff and has improved performance."
Graham Wagner, Technology Transfer Manager, Medical Research Council, London.

"The content of the open course was very relevant to our business and it was made so accessible through a natural presentation style and useful examples, we are booking an in-house course for all our staff."
Nick Bellwood, Manager, Sharpstream Life Sciences, London.

"I came to learn about jargon and procedures- I have learnt much more, a very worthwhile day."
Clifford Knowles, Technology Transfer Manager, University of Leicester

"The course was very useful. It helped me to understand the different stages of the drug development process, how these fit together and where third parties looking to work with the industry might fit in. The lunchtime scientific tour of Cambridge was excellent."
Jennifer Moynihan, Technology Transfer Manger, University of Reading

"Informative, useful and readily understood by a non-scientist like myself."
Simon Rees-Howell, Partner, Jeffrey Green Russell Solicitors, London

"It is the perfect background on the pharmaceutical industry for non-scientists and would be ideal for freelance translators who are thinking of specialising in this field or who find they are getting increasing requests for this type of translation. It would also be incredibly useful for people already familiar with the field who are looking to consolidate their knowledge and resolve unanswered questions."
Anne Marie Graham, Translator, Smallworld Translation Services Ltd

"A well-developed course that will be of great use to our sales team; we have commissioned an in-house course that takes account of their higher level of scientific expertise."
Dr Ramilla Patel, Training Manager, Invitrogen Ltd, Scotland

"Very informative and I now have a better understanding of terminology that I have been using on a daily basis but has always baffled me! The Drug Discovery Pipeline was particularly useful to me."
Sally Emmett, Director, Cranleigh Scientific, Recruitment agency, Surrey

"A very useful course that will help me to deal much more effectively with my clients in the pharmaceutical industry."
Sabine Pacard, Manager, Armstrong Craven Ltd, Recruitment agency, Manchester

Presentation Skills for Scientists Course

“Comments on presenting, nervousness and slide content were great
- good participation between delegates and trainers.”

"Video of my presenting slides, practical tips for planning intro, middle, end and how to relax and address audience effectively."

"I found the sections concerning slide construction and control of nerves very useful, thank you."

"The course delivery also put me at ease and made the learning process comfortable."

"Enjoyed hearing about body language tips."

"Liked getting the chance to practice after constructive criticism; having two points of view was really helpful."