Kevin Thompson

Background

About Kevin Thompson

With over 30 years’ laboratory and operations experience across big pharma, CROs and biotech start-ups, I bring both board-level insight and on-the-ground delivery. I specialise in the operational side of drug discovery and development — providing practical solutions to teams who need to move fast without cutting corners on safety and legislative compliance. I help biotech start-ups and early-stage pharma companies get operationally ready — from preclinical research laboratory setup and operational management to regulatory compliance, logistics and laboratory safety. If you're building a life sciences venture and need experienced, hands-on support to build your business safely, effectively and productively, I can help. With strong technical fluency across biology, engineering and software, I apply my diverse experience to provide practical solutions. I have a particular technical expertise in SPR and its role in drug development. My core value lies in making complex systems run smoothly. Whether you need interim leadership, advisory input or practical delivery, I help life science operations work better. As Director of Bluebird Life Science Operations Consultancy, I offer- Drug discovery and preclinical development support - Operational and Regulatory strategy and compliance expertise - Laboratory setup, H&S, biosafety and GMO compliance - Technical input on label-free biosensor platforms (SPR)