WH Pierce 2004: Andy Sails
Andrew Sails is the assay research area manager for QuantuMDx group where he manages their assay development programme. Prior to joining QuantuMDx he was a consultant clinical scientist at the Public Health England Public Health Laboratory in Newcastle upon Tyne.As Head of Molecular Diagnostics and Research and Development, Andy led the development and evaluation of new technology and methods for microbiological diagnosis, identification and typing of microbial pathogens. He was awarded the prize for his research on the detection and molecular fingerprinting of the gastrointestinal pathogen Campylobacter jejuni.