Dr. Mehdi Almant

Dr. Mehdi Almant
35 Elton Road, Banbury, OX16 9UB,
United Kingdom
[email protected]
+44 (0) 7473 123726
Work Experience
Jul ‘12 – Present
Ingredient research specialist
Mondelēz International/Jacobs Douwe Egberts
Lead carbohydrate research programs in coffee
Banbury, United-Kingdom
Lead foam and colloid research programs for coffee and milk
Lead ingredient research projects in coffee and other beverages
Lead chemical analysis projects in close cooperation with internal and external services
Develop foam measurement method in collaboration with external supplier
Conduct lab, pilot and plant trials in coffee processing (roasting, extraction, drying)
Support analytical group for coffee ingredient and powder related projects
Drive technical community groups and knowledge management initiatives
Jun ‘11 – Dec ‘11
Senior Scientist
Led R&D projects of innovative products from conception to commercialization
Planned and organized work to achieve project timelines
Conducted lab & pilot plant trials in GMP area
Directed analysis to ensure development within specifications
Completed regular literature and other searches in order to maintain an up-to-date knowledge
Reviewed project assessments to ensure customer requirements have been correctly assessed
Prepared customer updates and reports, and liaise with customers as required
Nov ‘07 – Dec ‘10
PhD
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Dextra Laboratories
Reading, United-Kingdom
Fellowship in Carbohydrate Chemistry – Analytics – Biology – Biophysics Interface
CNRS - UMR 6219
Managed research project (synthesis and analytics) for new drug development
Amiens, France
Led biology and biophysics trial abroad in Brussels, Belgium
Sourced materials and compounds from suppliers, to use in laboratory experiments
Attention to details to deliver consistent results
Collaborated cross-functionally (Brussels, Bordeaux, Toulouse, Seville, Compiegne, and Lyon Universities) within several fields
(Polymer, Carbohydrate, Peptide, Macromolecular & Chelating agent Chemistries, Biology, Biophysics, Chemical Analysis…)
Delivered 3 international symposium communications, 4 scientific publications and 1 book chapter to communicate results
Education
Nov ‘07 – Dec ‘10
Relevant courses
Doctorate Degree in Chemistry
Project Management, Laboratory Management
Université de Picardie Jules Verne
Amiens, France
Sept ‘05 – Jul ‘07
Relevant courses
Master Degree in Chemical Sciences
Université de Picardie Jules Verne
Carbohydrate Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Food Additive Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Material Chemistry
Amiens, France
Sept ‘02 – Jul ‘05
Relevant courses
Bachelor Degree in Physical Sciences
Solid Mechanic, Mathematics, Statistics
Sep ‘01 – Jun ‘02
Relevant courses
Electronic Systems Engineering Technology Baccalaureate
Control Engineering, Technical Drawing, Electronic, Computer-Aided Design
Université de Picardie Jules Verne
Amiens, France
Lycée Edouard Branly
Amiens, France
Professional Skills & Experiences
Scientific
Chemistry: Carbohydrate, Cyclodextrin, Polymer, Peptide, Food Chemistry & Material.
Physical-Chemical Evaluation and Analysis: Dynamic Foam analyser (Krüss), FTIR, UV-Vis, GC, HPLC (Analytic and preparative), NMR
(Bruker 300, 400, 500, 600MHz), Mass Spectrometry (ESI), DSC, CMC.
Biophysics: ITC VP Microcal, Biacore x100, 2000, Hemagglutination inhibition assay.
Association
activities
Student Representative in the Graduate School Council
Student Representative in the Laboratory Council
Mentoring
Managed and coached the day-to-day tasks of 2 Maters students working on a research project
Université de Picardie Jules Verne
CNRS - UMR 6219
Software
NMR Suite (TopSpin, Mestrenova…), Endnote, MS-Office, ChemBioDraw, MS-Share-Point Designer
Languages
French (Mother tongue), English (Fluent), German (Beginner)
Activities
Cultural: Astronomy (Club), Science, Technology, Computing (Software and Hardware), Cinema, Travel
Sports: Running (Half marathon), Basketball (Club), Swimming (Club), Capoeira (Club), Badminton, Mountain bike
Publications
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« Synthesis, Chelating Properties and Biodistribution of New Technetium-99m Glucose Conjugates as Potential
Molecular Imaging Agents. »; Eric Benoist, Yvon Coulais, Mehdi Almant, José Kovensky, Vincent Moreau, David Lesur,
Claude Picard, Chantal Galaup, Sébastien G. Gouin; Carbohydrate Research; 2011; 346; 26-34.
« Clustering of Escherichia coli type-1 fimbrial adhesins using multimeric heptyl α-D-mannoside probes with a
carbohydrate core. »; Mehdi Almant, Julie Bouckaert, Vincent Moreau, José Kovensky, Sébastien G. Gouin; Chemistry A European Journal; 2011; 36; 10029-10038.
« Probing the nature of the cluster effect observed with synthetic multivalent galactosides and PNA lectin. »; Mehdi
Almant; Amira Mastouri, Laura Gallego-Yerga, José Manuel García Fernandez, Carmen Ortiz Mellet, José Kovensky,
Sandrine Morandat, Karim El Kiraat, Sébastien G. Gouin; Chemistry - A European Journal; 2013; 19; 729-738.
« Heptyl α-D-Mannosides Grafted on a β-Cyclodextrin Core To Interfere with Escherichia coli Adhesion: An In Vivo
Multivalent Effect. »; Julie Bouckaert, Zhaoli Li, Catarina Xavier, Mehdi Almant, Vicky Caveliers, Tony Lahoutte, José
Kovensky, Sébastien G. Gouin; Chemistry - A European Journal; 2013; 19; 7847-7855.
Book chapter
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« Synthesis of azido-functionalized carbohydrates for the design of glycoconjugate. »; Samy Cecioni, Mehdi Almant,
Jean-Pierre Praly, Sébastien Vidal; Carbohydrate Chemistry: Proven Synthetic Methods Volume 1; 2010; Kovac, P. Ed.;
Taylor & Francis; 175-180.
Communications
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« Synthesis of Multivalent Ligands based on Carbohydrate Scaffolds as Bacterial Adhesion Inhibitors », EuCheMS
Chemistry Congress, September 2010, Nürnberg – Germany (Oral).
« Multivalent Glycoconjugates to inhibit bacterial adhesion », Journées de Chimie Organique, September 2010,
Paris – France (Poster).
« Synthesis of Multivalent Ligands based on Carbohydrate Scaffolds as Bacterial Adhesion Inhibitors», Groupe Français
des Glucides, May 2010, Cap Hornu – France (Poster).
« Synthesis of Multivalent Ligands with Carbohydrate Scaffolds », Laboratory’s Scientific Day, September 2009,
Laboratoire des Glucides – CNRS - UMR 6219 – Amiens – France (Oral).
« Synthesis of Multivalent Ligands with Carbohydrate Scaffolds to detect cancers », Ph.D. day, June 2009, Graduate
School – Amiens – France (Oral).
« Synthesis of Multivalent Ligands based on Carbohydrate Scaffolds to detect cancers », Laboratory‘s Scientific Day,
September 2008, Laboratoire des Glucides – CNRS - UMR 6219 – Amiens – France (Oral).