About us

Who we are

Established in 2006, Guy Howland Ltd provide specialised scientific technical writing services to a worldwide client base within the in vitro diagnostic, medical device and pharmaceutical industries.

Rapid, responsive, reliable.

Our team put the values of rapidity, responsiveness and reliability at the heart of everything we do and embody them in how we interact with our clients and with each other.

UK based

Customers worldwide

Established 2006

Meet the team

Our team consists of highly qualified and motivated scientists, supported by an agile management team, who are passionate about what they do. 

Combining many years' experience of the in vitro diagnostic, medical device and pharmaceutical industries with wide ranging expertise across academia; our people have the expertise to provide rapid, reliable and responsive technical writing services to fully meet our client's necessarily demanding requirements.

Founder & Director

Guy Howland

Guy is the Founder and a Director of Guy Howland Ltd, an established UK-based company specialising in writing services for the in vitro diagnostic (IVD), medical device and pharmaceutical industries. 

With 40 years of experience within the healthcare sector, Guy has held senior positions across central government and within the public, private, and voluntary sectors. Guy specialises in advising and providing written support to Chairs and Chief Executives of healthcare and allied companies.  

Lead Scientist & Director

Jane Leadsham

Jane is a Director of Guy Howland Ltd and a published scientific writer. Jane holds the position of Lead Medical Writer within the company, bringing a wealth of scientific expertise to bear on the written technical evidence which supports complex IVD, medical device and pharmaceutical products in, and about to enter, global markets. 

With a Ph.D in Biochemistry and a BSc in Cellular and Molecular Biology, Jane possesses over 20 years of laboratory bench-based experience in scientific research; including extensive cross-sector experience within academia, a successful biotechnology startup and a Top 10 global pharmaceutical company.

Medical Writer

Vicky Murfitt

A Senior Scientist with over 20 years of experience within the pharmaceuticals industry, Vicky holds an MSc in Medical Diagnostics and BSc in Physiology & Biochemistry.

She has been involved in point-of-care IVD device development, within a small biotech start up, through acquisition and expansion by a major Top 10 pharmaceutical company. Additionally, Vicky has undertaken assay development from initial feasibility studies, through development into verification and validation for commercial product release.

Business Support Manager

Alan Burdon

Alan is a versatile manager with a wealth of cross-sector experience acquired in the financial services, business process outsourcing, and regulatory compliance domains. 

He has worked within a diverse range of organizations, spanning from multinational corporations to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Providing administrative and project support, Alan combines operational experience with strong project development skills and a background in data management.

20 years

Research Experience

20 years

Management Experience

20 years

Cross-sector Experience

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