About us

Audrey Dubourg

Product Manager – OOC

Audrey is a crucial team member in a unique role working with biology and engineering, marketing, and sales while building close relationships with our customers. Audrey is a real OOC expert and a great person to pitch your questions to. As if she wasn’t busy enough, she is also the official CN Bio baker, present buyer, and founding member of the social gang! Audrey is obsessed with anime, manga, and all Japanese food; she has her fingers crossed for a business trip to Japan.

Education

Universite Du Sud Toulon-Var, BSc

Universite Montepllier II, MSc

University of East Anglia, PhD

Joined the team in 2018

James Christophi

Research Assistant

James joined the team over the summer but has quickly demonstrated his expertise working with hepatocyte cell culture in Gareth’s team. Outside of work, James is a real bookworm and can often be found reading, gaming, and drawing in his spare time. Combining these interests into unique design ideas, James has a series of personal tattoos he is passionate about. Moving forward, James is very excited to continue developing his scientific skills in his new home, our new service lab!

Education

University of Chester, BSc

University of Sheffield, MSc

Joined the team in 2022.

Ovidiu Novac

Senior Scientist

Ovi is a Senior Scientist at CN Bio with extensive expertise in organ-on-a-chip (OOC). Since his debut at CN Bio, in March 2020, Ovi has been involved in various projects aimed to develop and validate applications, such as NASH-in-a-box and DILI, using CN Bio’s bespoke Liver-on-a-chip. Outside of work Ovi loves to paint abstract art and has launched his own art website at the beginning of the year, loves mountains and hiking, and his ‘urban botanical balcony garden.’

Education

University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T. Popa, BSc

Technical University Gheorghe Asach, PhD

Joined the team in 2020.

Christiana Skarlatopoulou

Scientist

Christiana is one of the newer members of the Contract for Research team and has already proven to be a valuable member of the team. Christiana has a variety of interests from reading fantasy books to working out and art. She would like to combine art and science to educate people as well as inspire younger generations. Christiana is highly motivated to learn and grow as a scientist within CN Bio in all possible ways and overall contribute to the improvement of animal-free research.  

Education

University of Regensburg, BSc

King’s College London, MRes

Joined the team in 2022.

Yassen Abbas

Lead Scientist

One of our two lead scientists on our assay development team, Yassen, works on novel applications for our multi-organ system. His current focus is on CN Bio’s gut and microbiome model. Yassen loves spending time outdoors, hillwalking, running, and playing tennis with friends. He avidly loves all things politics and enjoys the odd podcast. Yassen also enjoys baking and all things space-related due to his time at the European Space Agency.

Education

University of Edinburgh, MEng

University of Cambridge, PhD

Joined the team in 2020.

Raul Silva

Scientist

A specialist in NASH and liver research, Raul works with the contract research team in a role that allows him to participate in many stages of our research/projects. Raul is a sociable team member, participating in and organizing events with our ‘social gang’. While always ensuring the integration of our CN Bio values as part of our values team. Raul can often be found running round the streets of Cambridge as one of our most committed members of the CN Bio running club, playing in local football leagues and taking to the tennis courts in the summer months.

Education

Anglia Ruskin University, BSc

University College London, MSc

Joined the team in 2020.

Gareth Guenigault

Lead Scientist – Contract Research

Gareth has been with CN Bio for over three years, joining in what feels like the distant past when the company was young and he still worked in a small, dark lab. He’s now responsible for the contract research team in their shiny new lab, planning projects with customers and ensuring they are delivered on time and to a high quality. He’s only recently stopped working in the lab and occasionally likes to still pretend he’s a bench scientist (until the real scientists kick him out of the lab). When he’s not working, you’re most likely to find Gareth outside either walking his dog, looking after the chickens in his garden, or riding his fluffy Icelandic horse. Or if the weather is bad he likes to hide at the cinema, or inside with a good book or video game.

Education

University of Sussex, BSc

Cardiff University, PhD

Joined the team in 2019.

Connaugh Gaskin

Digital Marketing Executive

Connaugh is one of the team’s newest members but has wasted no time smashing all our records for most emojis used across social media. Connaugh is an avid lover of all things outdoors. White-water kayaking, bouldering, and hiking, he only wishes that Cambridge was closer to some mountains! He hopes to use his ever-improving videography and photography skills to good use by spicing up our social media content and producing new creative ways to educate people about OOC.

Education

University of East Anglia, BSc

University of East Anglia, MSc

Joined the team in 2022.