Dr. Tim Sandle is a pharmaceutical microbiologist, science writer and journalist. This page contains a feature on books written by Tim Sandle, a list of his scientific publications and links to some of his more recent journalism.
Tim Sandle is a chartered biologist and holds a first class honours degree in Applied Biology; a Masters degree in education; and has a doctorate from Keele University.
Scientific career
Dr. Tim Sandle is a chartered biologist and holds a first class honours degree in Applied Biology; a Masters degree in education; and has a doctorate from Keele University.
Dr. Sandle has over twenty-five years experience of microbiological research, quality assurance, and biopharmaceutical processing. This includes experience of designing, validating and operating a range of microbiological tests including sterility testing, bacterial endotoxin testing, bioburden and microbial enumeration, environmental monitoring, particle counting and water testing. In addition, Dr. Sandle is experienced in quality risk assessment, root cause analysis, and investigation.
Dr. Sandle is a tutor with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester for the university’s pharmaceutical microbiology MSc course, and at University College, London. In addition, Dr. Sandle has served on several national and international committees relating to pharmaceutical microbiology and cleanroom contamination control (including the ISO cleanroom standards and the National Blood Service advisory cleaning and disinfection committee). He is a committee member of the Pharmaceutical Microbiology Interest Group (Pharmig); and is a member of several editorials boards for scientific journals.
Dr. Sandle acts as a consultant, expert witness and technical adviser to sterile and non-sterile manufacturing facilities, microbiology laboratories, the medical device industry and hospitals. Dr. Sandle has also undertaken many technical writing and review projects.
Dr. Sandle has written over eight hundred book chapters, peer reviewed papers and technical articles relating to microbiology and pharmaceuticals. In addition, Dr. Sandle has written or edited over thirty books including "Sterility Testing of Pharmaceutical Products", "Risk Management and Risk Assessment for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: A contamination control perspective" and "Sterility, Sterilisation and Sterility Assurance for Pharmaceuticals: Technology, Validation and Current Regulations". Dr. Sandle has also edited the book "The CDC Handbook: A Guide to Cleaning and Disinfecting Cleanrooms"; and co-editing the comprehensive books "Microbiology and Sterility Assurance in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices" and "Cleanroom Management in Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare". Dr. Sandle has also delivered papers to over 250 international conferences.
Dr. Tim Sandle is a chartered biologist and holds a first class honours degree in Applied Biology; a Masters degree in education; and has a doctorate from Keele University.
Dr. Sandle has over twenty-five years experience of microbiological research, quality assurance, and biopharmaceutical processing. This includes experience of designing, validating and operating a range of microbiological tests including sterility testing, bacterial endotoxin testing, bioburden and microbial enumeration, environmental monitoring, particle counting and water testing. In addition, Dr. Sandle is experienced in quality risk assessment, root cause analysis, and investigation.
Dr. Sandle is a tutor with the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Manchester for the university’s pharmaceutical microbiology MSc course, and at University College, London. In addition, Dr. Sandle has served on several national and international committees relating to pharmaceutical microbiology and cleanroom contamination control (including the ISO cleanroom standards and the National Blood Service advisory cleaning and disinfection committee). He is a committee member of the Pharmaceutical Microbiology Interest Group (Pharmig); and is a member of several editorials boards for scientific journals.
Dr. Sandle acts as a consultant, expert witness and technical adviser to sterile and non-sterile manufacturing facilities, microbiology laboratories, the medical device industry and hospitals. Dr. Sandle has also undertaken many technical writing and review projects.
Dr. Sandle has written over eight hundred book chapters, peer reviewed papers and technical articles relating to microbiology and pharmaceuticals. In addition, Dr. Sandle has written or edited over thirty books including "Sterility Testing of Pharmaceutical Products", "Risk Management and Risk Assessment for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: A contamination control perspective" and "Sterility, Sterilisation and Sterility Assurance for Pharmaceuticals: Technology, Validation and Current Regulations". Dr. Sandle has also edited the book "The CDC Handbook: A Guide to Cleaning and Disinfecting Cleanrooms"; and co-editing the comprehensive books "Microbiology and Sterility Assurance in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices" and "Cleanroom Management in Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare". Dr. Sandle has also delivered papers to over 250 international conferences.
Awards
Tim has received the following awards:
- Winner of the Journal of GXP Compliance® Institute of Validation Technology Article of the Year (2006) for: GXP January 2006
- George Sykes memorial award, issued by the Parenteral and Healthcare Sciences Society (PHSS), for the top science paper of the year, 2012
- Pharmig award for 'Excellence in Pharmaceutical Microbiology'. The inaugural lifetime achievement award, issued at the November 2013 Pharmig annual conference, Oxford, UK (Pharmig in the Pharmaceutical Microbiology Interest Group), 2013
- PDA Distinguished Author Award, issued at PDA Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, March 2016
- IVT Author of the Year Award 2016 and 2017.
- Kenneth G. Chapman Award. Services to pharmaceutical validation. Awarded by the Institute of Validation Technology - 2018
- IVT Lifetime Achievement Award for services to validation and compliance - 2020
- John Sharp memorial award, issued by the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Sciences Society (PHSS), for the top science paper of the year, 20201
Journalism
Tim is an active science and technology journalist, primarily with Digital Journal where he also serves as science Editor-at-Large. Tim was a journalist with The Latest News (archived articles remain available to view).
Tim also runs a microbiology, pharmaceutical and healthcare related news site called Pharmaceutical Microbiology Resources. This website also provides a wider link to Tim's science related publications.
Public service
Tim was a councillor on Hertsmere Borough Council between 1995 and 2004. Tim was chair of Hertsmere Leisure and the Park committees, vice-chair of personnel services, and a non-executive director of Elstree Film Studios. In related activities, Tim was a non-executive director of the youth homelessness charity Hertsmere Young Homeless (2001-2007) and chair of the Unite branch at BPL from 1991 to 2017.
Contact Tim Sandle
To contact Tim Sandle, please email. For more about Tim Sandle and his projects, see the website 'Tim Sandle'.
Citation indexes
- Tim Sandle on Google Scholar
- Tim Sandle on Research Gate
- Tim Sandle at Academia.edu
- Tim Sandle on ORCiD here: ORCiD
- Tim Sandle on Scopus.
- Tim Sandle on Kudos
- Tim Sandle on Thompson Reuters: Researcher ID: D-4572-2015
- Feature: Tim Sandle on Science Advisory Board
- An interview with Tim Sandle, conducted by Pharmaceutical Bioprocessing
- Sandle, T. (2014). Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Pharmecutical Bioprocessing; 2(1): 17–21
- Interview with Tim Sandle for Microbiology Today by Saumyadip Sarkar: Sakar, S. (2014) Portrait - an interview with Dr. Tim Sandle, Micrographia Today, 1 (2): 16-20
- Meet the IVT Board: Tim Sandle, (Institute of Validation Technology, 2017) interview
- Artificial Intelligence to Improve Cancer Diagnosis in NHS – Interview with Tim Sandle, microbiologist (2018)
- Interview about Tim's jornalsims: 'Dr. Tim Sandle discusses career as a scientist and journalist'
- Interview with the Microbiology Society (2019)
Comments
Dr. Suzanne Linfield Spindler.
Are you available for pharmaceutical microbiology consulting services?
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Are you available for pharmaceutical microbiology consulting services?
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My name is Jerneja Planinc, i come from Slovenia and i am currently working at pharmaceutical company in the department of Environmental monitorig. I am doing a small research on trending the results of identified microorganisms and i have been following some of your articles on the topic of environmental monitoring. I am interested in your opinion on possible graphs or tables which show the trends of identified microorganisms in period of time. In your opinion, what way of showing the results of identified microorganisms is the best for yearly reports and which microorganisms are important to emphasize, since there are a lot of different species identified through the year and some of them show up only once (for example in 0.1 % of all the samplings).
I would be very thankfull for your answer/opinion.
Congratulations on all the work.
With nice greetings, Jerneja.