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Centre for Chemical and Biological Analysis

Housed in the modern Norcroft Building at the University of Bradford, the Centre for Chemical and Biological Analysis (the Analytical Centre) offers an impressive range of sophisticated and specialist analytical equipment and is the hub of analytical science at the University for both research and commercial projects.

Our experienced and highly skilled staff ensure that the instrumentation is maintained to industry standards through service contracts, controlled access and a quality management system. We offer an array of analytical techniques and services to industrial clients including contract research, routine analysis and training courses.

With proven academic know-how and a dedicated and highly professional delivery team we can offer our clients many options to deliver challenging projects. We have an enviable track record of providing timely answers to difficult analytical problems.

We pride ourselves on our ability to solve problems through analytical science, no matter how small or large your challenge, please contact us to discuss how we can help.

 

Norcroft building

The Norcroft Building, University of Bradford

Quality systems

Having worked with well over 100 companies over the past 5 years including many from highly regulated sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, Health and Personal Care, we understand our client’s needs to have total confidence in the analytical data we produce. We achieve this through our internal Quality Management System which has been developed in line with the principles of Good Laboratory Practice (GLP). 

 

Laboratory carousel for analysis

Meet the Team

Professor Richard Telford

Director of the Centre for Chemical and Biological Analysis

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Richard is a Professor of Analytical Chemistry  and Director of the Analytical Centre at the University of Bradford; a specialist facility managing the major analytical equipment for the University. He joined Bradford in 2005 to manage commercial projects run through the Centre and continues to collaborate widely with industrial partners delivering continuously on multiple projects to the Pharmaceutical, Agrochemical, Healthcare and Specialty Chemical Sectors as Principle Investigator. He has delivered over £2.0m commercial research income since joining the University. Prior to this, Richard started his career at Zeneca (subsequently AstraZeneca and Syngenta) where he spent 8 years in characterisation functions at their HMC and Jealott’s Hill manufacturing and R&D sites as a Senior Analytical Chemist. He has extensive expertise in a broad range of analytical techniques including NMR, vibrational spectroscopy (Raman, FTIR), separation science (HPLC, GC, CE), mass spectrometry, thermal analysis (DSC, TGA, DMA), and electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), with a particular research interest in hyphenated techniques including DSC-Raman/FTIR/XRD (the focus of a recently co-authored book chapter for the RSC text “Principles of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry”).

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Contact

Email
R.Telford@bradford.ac.uk
Phone
01274 236143
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Director of the Centre for Chemical and Biological Analysis

Dr. Jason Jones

Head of Business Engagement

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Contact

Email
j.r.jones@bradford.ac.uk
Phone
01274 236193
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Head of Business Engagement

Dr. Ben Stern

Lecturer in Archaeological Sciences Programme lead for MSc Analytical Sciences

Ben Stern

Molecular archaeology

  • Residue analysis and natural product geochemistry

Analytical chemistry:

  • Gas Chromatography
  • Gas Chromatography - Mass Spectrometry (GC, GC-MS)
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma - Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS)
  • Stable light isotopic ratios (Isotope Ratio-MS)
  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (HPLC-MS)

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Contact

Email
B.Stern@bradford.ac.uk
Phone
+44 (0) 1274 236054
Ben Stern

Lecturer in Archaeological Sciences Programme lead for MSc Analytical Sciences

Mr. Stuart Fox

Research Support Technician

Mr. Stuart Fox

Stuart is a research technician in the Centre and manages the equipment (maintenance, expert use and training provision) in the area of microscopy. He has responsibility for SEM, TEM, confocal fluorescence and light microscopy equipment.

Contact

Email
S.C.Fox1@bradford.ac.uk
Phone
+441274233544
Mr. Stuart Fox

Research Support Technician

Haseeb Ul-Rehman

Research Support Technician

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Haseeb is a research technician in the Centre and manages the equipment (maintenance, expert use and training provision) in the area of mass spectrometry and spectroscopy. He has primary responsibility for the NMR and mass spectrometry laboratories.

Contact

Email
H.Ul-Rehman1@bradford.ac.uk
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Research Support Technician

Dr. Mohammed Bensharada

Project Analyst

Mohammed Bensharada, Research Technician

Mohammed obtained his bachelors degree in chemistry from Sirte University, Libya, in 2011 and started his industrial career as a lab technician at Sirte Oil & Gas Production Company, where he worked until 2015 before undertaking his Masters degree in Analytical Chemistry at the University of Bradford, graduating in 2017. He subsequently undertook his PhD at the UoB researching in the area of geochemistry and analytical sciences, graduating in 2023.  Mohammed has been working in the Analytical Centre as a project analyst since, delivering on commercial projects. 

Contact

Email
m.a.m.bensharada2@bradford.ac.uk
Mohammed Bensharada, Research Technician

Project Analyst

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