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Pedro Silva

Pedro Silva

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    R&D Manager | PhD in Chemical Engineering / Life Sciences | Innovator | Business Developer | Scientific Consultant | Connector | Project Manager

  • Education

    • Universidade de Aveiro

      2008 - 2011
      Bachelor's degree Biotechnology

      Activities and Societies: Research project: “Biorefinery: Valorisation of by-products from the paper industry for the single cell protein production” Keywords: Biorefinery | Agro-wastes | Fungus culture |

    • Loughborough University

      2014 - 2018
      Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Chemical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Thesis: Dynamic interfacial tension and surfactant stabilisation during membrane emulsification. Research performed in Micropore Technologies and in Chem. Eng. Dep. of Loughborough University. Collaborative work which resulted in a secondment in Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPIP) in Mainz, GermanyKeywords: Emulsification | Particles | Encapsulation | Controlled drug delivery | Wetting | Complex fluids |

    • Universidade do Minho

      2011 - 2013
      Master's degree Bioengineering

      Activities and Societies: Dissertation: Production of bacterial reserve compounds from industrial wastewaters Keywords: Pilot plant | Open mixed cultures | Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA’s) | Waste water treatment |

  • Experience

    • Delfins

      Jul 2008 - Sept 2011
      Lifeguard

    • Avecom and PION

      Sept 2012 - Feb 2013
      Trainee - Erasmus Placement

      Responsible for developing and monitoring a pilot plant for production of biopolymers using (open) mixed cultures from residual agro-wastes involving tasks such as: Plant maintenance, physicochemical analysis, gas chromatography analysis, sieving & drying product Weekly briefs presentations and written reportsFirst abroad experience helped to develop numerous skills such as networking, adaptability, decision making, languages, organising and planning, self-management, initiative and creative thinking. Show less

    • MICROPORE TECHNOLOGIES LTD

      May 2014 - Oct 2017

      Responsible for design and run feasibility studies for various customer projects involving Single (w/o or o/w) and double emulsification (w/o/w or o/w/o) Controlled particle size production Manufacturing of coacervated based microcapsules for a range of different oils Encapsulation of active pharmaceutical ingredients for medical applications (controlled drug delivery)Has managed high profile laboratory projects for key multinational clients, providing accurate results against tight deadlines, which then secured significant sales for the companyLab management, chemical inventory management and health and safety trainingAwareness of GMP practicesCommissioning and manning stand experienceProcess know-how, attention to detail and problem solving skills were enhanced coming up with practical and cost consciousness solutionsVarious soft skills and collaborative spirit were developed by presenting work at conferences and by organising live demos of the technology used to make droplets and particles to several customersTime management and structured work were skills greatly improved by being involved in business projects and research project (PhD) in the same period. Show less

      • Formulation Specialist

        May 2017 - Oct 2017

      • Early Stage Researcher - Marie Curie ITN: CoWet (http://cowet.eu/)

        May 2014 - Apr 2017

    • AQPHA Medical BV

      Nov 2017 - Feb 2020
      Director RDT

      AQPHA Medical™ is a privately owned medical device company based in Utrecht, The Netherlands, focused on the provision of novel bioresorbable medical solutions that are safe, effective and cost beneficial for the intended use.

    • Devan

      Feb 2020 - Dec 2022
      R&D Project Manager

    • Oystershell

      Jan 2023 - now
      R&D Manager

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • IELTS

      British Council

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Pedro Silva
      The Young Researcher's Award Particulate System analysis 2014 Sep 2014 The IChemE Particle Technology Subject Group and Royal Society of Chemistry Particle Characterisation Group organized the competition for: The Young Researcher's Award 2014. From the submissions a total of six research workers were selected for oral presentation at the Forum.In my work presentation I shared results that were obtained during my PhD first year on behalf of Micropore Technologies / Loughborugh University in September 2014.Result: Third place obtained in the competition.