Karen Capper BSc

Karen is a pharmaceutical microbiologist with over 30 years of experience in microbiology positions within the pharmaceutical industry. She has extensive knowledge in managing and operating QC microbiological and analytical laboratories as well as manufacturing experience in aseptic production. She has specialist knowledge in the microbiological assurance of aseptic processes, environmental control of non-sterile pharmaceuticals, and API facilities. She currently leads the Global Microbiology Team in Product Development and is responsible for the microbiological assurance and testing of the products in development by AstraZeneca. Karen is also a course tutor for the PMAT Course at Manchester University where she tutors the GMP in Microbiology Laboratories and Antimicrobials Units.