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Alan Dickson is Professor of Biotechnology in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Manchester, based in
The Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, and has primary research interests in industrial applications of mammalian cells as factories for production of therapeutic recombinant proteins and viral vectors. The lab uses a portfolio of cellular and molecular biological techniques to develop approaches to enhance recombinant product amount and quality. Alan directs the Manchester Centre of Excellence in Biopharmaceuticals and is part of the organizational group for BioProNET2, promoting collaborations at the academic/industrial interface.
