Alastair Gilchrist
Biography
Alastair Gilchrist has been providing consultancy to cosmetic, pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies following a successful career with Winthrop Laboratories, Bristol Myers Co. Ltd. and Proctor & Gamble.
Alastair understands raw material, how to formulate, how to manufacture products and the equipment required to manufacture, fill and package products in compliance with GMP. He has worked with a wide number of companies large and small helping them to design or to develop their facilities to optimise existing processes or to implement new processes.
Alastair is the author of Making Quality Cosmetics Good Manufacturing Practice and ISO 22716 2007.
| Qualifications |
BSc CChem M·¬ÇÑÉçÇø EurChem CSci |
|---|---|
| Areas of Expertise |
Manufacturing Regulation, health and safety Science, engineering and technology Strategy and policy People development |
| Services Offered |
Manufacturing and process development Product development and formulation Quality assurance and risk management |
| Markets Served |
Personal, cosmetic and hygiene products Pharmaceutical and medicinal Biotechnology |
| Geographic Regions Served |
UK Europe |
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Additional information
- Preparation of SOPs
- Compilation of Product Information Files and product dossiers.
- Purified water systems
- Cleaning and sanitisation of equipment
- Raw material sourcing
- Raw material storage and handling [including bulk storage systems]
- Purified water systems
- Cosmetic formulation optimisation
- Manufacturing facility layout and design
- Process design and optimisation
- Equipment selection optimisation and specification
- Equipment factory acceptance testing
- Start-up of facilities and equipment
- Preparation of SOPs
- Compilation of Product Information Files and product dossiers
- Would consider other regions
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