... introduced us to Philip R. Robinson, the manager of the bio-analytical unit. He explained Simbec's position as a CRO who carry out trials and analysis into drugs, to help fast track their development. By now it was time to take our first lunch break in the canteen, and I'm pleased to say that the food was very nice. After returning from our break we were taken on a guided tour of the whole bio-analytical unit, in all it consisted of about seven or eight labs and various other rooms. At this point it was difficult to take much in with lots of new faces, and some very complicated machinery. I soon settled down as we spent the remainder of the afternoon with Andrew Munn, with whom we gained and in-depth look at HPLC (High Power Liquid Chromatography) machines and their uses. HPLC machines are used, at Simbec, to obtain readings of ...

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