David Collins Ecolab Life Sciences

David is a graduate biologist with over 8 years experience within pharmaceutical and cosmetic microbiology. David obtained his First-Class honours in Biology the University of Portsmouth, and later completed a placement within the stem cell research laboratories at the University of Palermo, Sicily. David began his career in microbiology as QA Microbiologist from a third-party cosmetics manufacturer joining The Estée Lauder group for the research and development of personal care products. David has also held the position as microbiologist at GlaxoSmithKline, responsible for environmental quality assurance within the pharmaceutical manufacturing site before going on to become the Quality Manager for a contract microbiology laboratory, managing and maintaining the UKAS accredited Quality Management System ensuring compliance to ISO 17025 and to the GMP standards required by both MHRA and FDA. David joined Ecolab in 2019 as a Global Technical Consultant for Ecolab Life Sciences. This is a technical role advising on correct application and use of specialist cleanroom biocides for Life Sciences Cleanrooms in line with current regulatory guidance and industry best practice. David is an IRCA certified Pharmaceutical Quality Management Systems (PQMS) GMP Associate Auditor.