A day in the life of a formulation scientist: Charlotte Ashley-Roberts
Charlotte has spent the past 12 months working as a formulation scientist for 3M. She talks to about her typical day
3M is a global technology organisation with over 75 000 employees working in various industries. Charlotte works in the healthcare division, specialising in inhaler product development. She is one of six staff in the product development submissions team based in Loughborough.
Drug delivery
Charlotte is responsible for writing sections of common technical dossiers (CTDs) on new inhaler products developed by 3M for customers, eg pharmaceutical companies. The CTD is a summary of all the analyses and tests done on a product, ranging from its appearance to the results of tests on how it distributes the drug in the lungs. Before an inhaler drug can go on sale a CTD must be submitted to the regulatory authority of the country in which the product will be sold. Charlotte works with 3M's regulatory department to make sure new products meet all 3M and regulatory authority guidelines.
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