Akron Bio’s strategic focus is supplying and contract manufacturing GMP-compliant ancillary materials to enable the advancement of cell and gene therapies. Our team is comprised of motivated, hard-working, and dedicated individuals who share a vision to improve the quality and safety of ancillary materials for our customers. We are constantly looking for people who want a rewarding career path with opportunities for continuous growth.
If you think your unique skill set will contribute to our group and the industry, we want to hear from you!
Name: Carson White
Title: MSAT Associate
Site: Sarasota, FL, USA
At Akron, I play a role in the oversight of process technology and ensuring that material generated in PD is produced comparably in MFG with the highest level of safety and control. The Akron team is aware of our importance in industry. Everyone contributes in various ways and collaborate very well working towards the same common goal. We are a unique biotech company capable of attacking any problem and using creative ideas and technical support to find various solutions.
Discovery of the unknown, to pioneer new pathways with novelty design of technologies that revolutionize patient care through safe and effective treatments. Akron encapsulates the phrase “Powering the Future of Medicine” everyday with a talented group of industry minds driven to bring these conceptual opportunities to reality. From Process development to large scale manufacturing, Akron is an agile force in industry striving to generate materials that bring the next generation of medicine to the present.
Name: Alexis Martin
Title: MSAT Associate
Site: Boca Raton, FL, USA
I work on our manufacturing team supporting the continuous improvement of our manufacturing processes, introducing new products, and supporting manufacturing productions. What I like best about Akron is our capability to adapt quickly and tackle challenges collaboratively and quickly. The team can really assemble similar to the transformers. At Akron we actually make the fuel that supports the development of critical medicine to treat illness that was not even considered treatable a decade ago. We are already at the cusp of the future of medicine as seen with the recent FDA approvals of biologics and we will continue to fuel this advancement in medicine.
Name: Virginia Nash
Title: Process Development Associate Scientist
Site: Sarasota, FL, USA
Majority of my days at Akron are spent either in the lab executing experiments or analyzing data generated from our experiments. I specifically enjoy performing and optimizing purifications on the chromatography equipment. My favorite part of the Akron team is our sense of community. We are a smaller team that collaborates daily both inter and interdepartmentally. We are comprised of hardworking individuals who take pride in our work. Everyone will go the extra mile to ensure quality work is achieved in a timely manner. Every day that we walk through the door at Akron, we are powering the future of medicine. Biotechnology is an evolving industry that is able to improve patients’ lives and outcomes in ways that were not possible previously. It will be exciting to see where the industry is in the next few years and Akron’s contributions.