Stewart Warrender

Experience

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  Silberline®

  Nov 2007 - Apr 2011

  Research Scientist

  Led R&D projects to create, develop and commercialise novel inorganic effect pigments; and develop new scalable processes. Product material types included metal flake-based pigments, mixed metal oxides, glasses and glass ceramics, porous materials.Experience gained in sol-gel, milling, inorganic and organic coating and melt-quench processes. Lean six sigma, 5S and FMEA procedures.

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  University of St Andrews

  Apr 2011 - Nov 2016

  Commercialisation of novel porous materials for healthcare and medical applications. This position, within the University of St Andrews, was focused on the spinning out of a new company from the School of Chemistry - developing products and processes and assisted business development activities to enable the techno-economical evaluation of the materials and creation of an investable business plan. The products, based on Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs), act as multifunctional antimicrobial, wound healing and vasodilation agents, for use in medical devices and wound care products. Show less

  • Industrial Process and Product Consultant

    Jan 2014 - Nov 2016

  • Research Fellow - Technical co-Lead of Spin-Out Project

    Apr 2011 - Nov 2016
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  MOFgen Ltd

  Nov 2016 - Jan 2019

  Head of Research and Technology

  Pioneering the application and development of advanced porous materials called Metal Organic Frameworks as delivery agents for the medically useful gas nitric oxide. These ground breaking materials are incorporated into coatings on medical devices to prevent infection.

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  University of St Andrews

  Jan 2019 - Dec 2023

  Senior Research Fellow

  Focused on the technical and commercial development of porous materials for medical device applications

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  Porex

  Nov 2023 - now

  Head of Research And Development