I’ve been at Pharmaxo for a year. Before that, I worked for the NHS on oncology wards and in chemotherapy units.

I left in 2019. I then worked for BUPA for three years as an oncology nurse advisor, talking to people on the phone.

After I graduated from Bath Business School with a degree in Business and Marketing, I went to work for Rutherford Cancer Centres, a network of private cancer clinics, where I joined as a marketing assistant and helped to set up their marketing department from scratch.

I joined Pharmaxo in 2022 – I started as a temp and then they offered me a permanent role. Before that I studied English at university, and worked on a Covid helpline.

In this episode of Meet the Staff we site down with Terry Chapman, Deputy Principal Scientist, at Pharmaxo Scientific.

I’ve now spent 23 years in pharmaceuticals, working in logistics, supply chain and commercial operations for the manufacture of a variety of products including over-the-counter drugs, injectables, wound dressings, syringes and fast-melt oral formulations.

I also really liked science, so I decided to give it a try. During the interview, the company suggested I do an apprenticeship. This was more than just something to do for a year – it was a good alternative to going to university, as well as the chance to begin a career that could go somewhere.