2025 Lunch and Learn

Join Caron Scientific and Corning Life Sciences for an engaging Lunch & Learn event, designed to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing within the scientific community of Stevenage.

This session will bring together professionals from diverse fields to explore cutting-edge laboratory solutions for shaker incubators, and platforms for cell culture scale-up.

What to Expect:

  • Expert Presentations: Gain insights from our experts, as they showcase the latest technologies and solutions offered by Caron Scientific and Corning Life Sciences. Learn how these innovations can enhance your cell culture activities.

  • Interactive Discussions: Engage in discussions on emerging trends in life sciences incubation systems and bioprocessing platforms. Share your experiences and ask questions directly to the experts.

  • Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow researchers and professionals over a delicious lunch. 

Event Highlights:

  • Industry expertise from Caron Scientific and Corning Life Sciences.

  • Complimentary lunch.

  • Demonstration of cutting-edge incubation equipment and cell expansion solutions.

 

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Speakers

Aisha Latif

European  Corporate  Accounts  Manager

 

Caron Scientific

 

Ash Latif is an accomplished biomedical scientist with over 20 years of experience in cell culture, R&D, pharmacokinetics, and biomanufacturing. She has contributed to top life sciences companies, including Johnson & Johnson, Bio-Rad, and Cytiva, where she led cell therapy workflow development. Now at Caron Scientific, Ash drives innovation in incubator shaker platforms and clean air containment for cell therapy. A strong advocate for scalable, cell-based therapies, she focuses on bridging research and manufacturing. Her collaborative approach aims to accelerate therapeutic advancements and translate scientific breakthroughs into real-world solutions across the life sciences industry.

Joan Minard, Ph.D.

Field Application Scientist EMEA

 

Corning Life Sciences

 

Joan received his Ph.D. in Biotechnology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in 2019. Since, he has worked in the UK focusing on bioprocess development and scale-up, first at UCB as a Scientist in upstream process sciences, being a Pilot Plant Manager with focus on the process development (mammalian and microbial) for the production of antibody and antibody-derived molecules; then, at Nonacus Ltd as a Bioprocess Engineer in production for process optimization and scale-up of diagnostic kits for cancer detection with Next Generation Sequencing. 

Joan joined Corning in 2024 as a Field Application Scientist (FAS) focusing on the bioprocess portfolio.

Agenda

TimeSessionPresenter
12:00 – 12:10

Welcome

 
12:10 – 13:00Presentations by Caron Scientific and Corning Life SciencesAisha Latif and Joan Minard
13:00 – 13:50Lunch, showcase of platforms, and networkingCaron and Corning Team
13:50 – 14:00Closing RemarksCaron and Corning Team