HydRegen appoint John Boyle as a Scientist specialising in Organic Chemistry
HydRegen, the revolutionary bioscience company, is pleased to announce the appointment of John Boyle as a Scientist of Organic Chemistry. With more than 4 years’ experience in chemical biology and organic chemistry, John brings extensive knowledge of microbial biotransformation and recombinant enzymes.
“I have been following HydRegen and their progress for some time now and have always been fascinated by their approach to biotechnology and their development of a solution that can be commercialised and have a real-world impact.” - John
Prior to joining HydRegen, John was a Scientist at Hypha Discovery, a specialist CRO supporting the production of metabolites and late-stage derivatives of drugs and agrochemicals in discovery and development. As part of his role, John was focused on working with microbes and enzymes to produce and analyse hard-to-access and valuable metabolites. It was this exposure to biotransformation that led John to become more interested in biotechnology, its application in the real world and prospective impact.
As part of his Master of Chemistry research at the University of Warwick, John was studying the synthesis and evaluation of chemical probes for the investigation of glycopeptide biosynthesis. His research of chemical synthesis involved preparation and characterisation of a variety of novel compounds, including the use of peptide chemistry, protecting group chemistry, silica gel column chromatography and preparative HPLC. John performed fermentations of natural glycopeptide producing strains dosed with chemical probes and regularly Identified and rectified problems with reactions independently, using problem-solving skills.
HydRegen is developing its proprietary enzyme-based platform to enable sustainable chemical manufacturing by switching the power source for biocatalysis from glucose to hydrogen gas and reducing its environmental impact. Its bio-based manufacturing technologies are cleaner, safer and more efficient than current processes, addressing the unmet needs of the chemical sector, most specifically around the challenges associated with redox reactions, their waste generation and use of toxic metals. With a focus on the fine chemicals and pharmaceutical sectors, HydRegen’s vision is to replace finite resources for hydrogenation reactions, like metals, with environmentally and economically sustainable alternatives and encourage energy intensive businesses to reduce their carbon footprint.
Dr Holly Reeve, CEO at HydRegen said: “We are really pleased to have John join the team at HydRegen. His understanding and experience of chemistry will be an asset in our development of sustainable solutions to the key chemical manufacturing challenges. As we continue building our diverse team of expert scientists, we are looking to adopt a variety of skillsets from different scientific backgrounds that can help us to collaborate and progress the commercialisation of our innovative products and solutions. As a team, we are all focused on providing those solutions that can have an actual impact and help us to protect our environments for generations to come.”
John Boyle, Scientist of Organic Chemistry at HydRegen comments: “I have been following HydRegen and their progress for some time now and have always been fascinated by their approach to biotechnology and their development of a solution that can be commercialised and have a real-world impact. I am excited to be a part of the team and to utilise my analytical chemistry experience and skills to help understand and approach biotechnology in an alternative way, progressing the development of HydRegen’s products and processes. Being a part of the team is really inspiring as I look to learn as much from them as they do from me.”
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Notes to editors:
HydRegen Ltd is pioneering a novel biotechnology that enables more sustainable chemical manufacture. At HydRegen, we are passionate about reducing the environmental impact of chemical manufacturing and committed to enabling companies across the chemicals sector to improve their energy and resource efficiency whilst moving towards continuous manufacturing processes.