Dr Alex Blanchard has joined Reading Scientific Services Ltd (RSSL) as Senior Group Leader of Microscopy.
RSSL provides a range of analytical services to the global pharmaceutical, healthcare and food and drink sectors. Blanchard will head the section using microscopy techniques for projects in new product development: understanding the link between microstructure and function, troubleshooting and foreign body identification.
Blanchard was previously Group Analytical and Microbiology Manager at Rentokil Initial. Prior to that he led Procter & Gamble's European Microbiology Department, where he oversaw microbiology risk management for a range of personal healthcare, oral care, skin care, cosmetics, baby and feminine care products. He was also Global Microbiology Leader for Visualisation and Demos using the latest microscopy capabilities.
