NESTLING ENGINEERING
ABOUT US
Backed up by industry professionals who have battled on the front lines of scaling, we are responsive, de-risk the business proposition, and reduce your costs.
Nestling was founded by a multi-disciplinary group of skilled and experienced biotech scientists and engineering professionals. Our team has a range of backgrounds in industrial biotech scale-up, academia, finance and patents.
Founded in 1986, our colleagues at Liverpool based ABM Ltd. have worked across the brewing and distilling sectors.
Nestling is working with ABM to combine their fermentation and automation skill sets with Nestling's bioprocess scaling experience.
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OUR VALUES
Applied expertise - we bring deep specialists together for one goal, confident in our own call and respectful of the next person's.
Fearless honesty - plain talking, backed by evidence. We make the hard call out loud even when it costs us.
Open listening - we hear each other across every discipline, with the customer in the room and the data making the case.
Grounded optimism - we back the science that can make it, and stay honest about what it'll take.
Meet the Team
Our team has experience from cell lines to 150,000 litre scale fermenters, downstream processing, audit reporting, CapEx procurement, installation, validation, and system optimization
Chief Operating Officer
Amanda McLaughlin
Amanda brings over 20 years of experience in executive leadership support, having held senior roles at companies such as ScotBio and Tata Steel. At ScotBio she led a range of strategic projects on behalf of the executive team and board, with a strong focus on engagement with stakeholders, corporate and patent attorneys and funding bodies.
Chief Financial Officer
Becky Stuart
Becky has 20 years of expertise in accounting, strategic planning, and financial compliance. Her leadership ensures robust financial governance and supports sustainable growth across all areas of the business.
Becky is highly experienced in working with entrepreneurs, start-ups and young companies.
Chief Technology Officer
Dr Eve Bird
Eve received her PhD in molecular biology and brings over 20 years of industry experience in biotechnology, specialising in scale‑up & optimisation.
Eve is an also an independent consultant in waste stream valorization and served as R&I Director at Celtic Renewables.
Chief Scientific Officer
Chara Dimitriadi Evgenidi PhD
Chara is a skilled organic chemist and molecular biologist with hands-on experience across multiple biotechnology platforms. Her expertise enables her to contribute to diverse projects, from early-stage development to process optimisation. Chara has strong leadership skills whilst exuding Greek warmth.
Chief Executive Officer
David 'DC' Van Alstyne
DC has over 35 years of executive-level experience across multiple sectors.
His primary skill is assembling great teams.
Chief Commercial Officer
John McLaughlin
John has 30 years experience in sales across multiple sectors
John has strong strategic sales insight and global market knowledge.
He has worked with Fortune 500 companies in Europe, The Middle East, and The US.
Computer Science Lead
Ed Nuttall MSc
Ed received his MSc in Computer Science from Swansea University
Ed is heading up our programme to develop novel techno-economic tools.
He has exhibited his photography and acrylics in galleries and enjoys game development.
Synthetic Biology Lead
Alexis Rojas Trejo BSc
Alexis is a recent biochemistry graduate from the University of Bristol.
He acts as the bridge between clients in the biosciences and the equipment engineering teams providing crucial background in synthetic biology and recombinant DNA technology.