Analytical ChemistryCell & Molecular BiologyLife SciencesPharmacologyproduct developmentR&DSpectroscopy & Spectrometry

PhD, Biotechnology, University of Aberdeen

Chris Knowles

Product Marketing Manager, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Christopher Knowles is a product marketing manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, specialising in LC–MS software for biopharma, with experience across R&D, applications science and commercial strategy.

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Christopher Knowles is a product marketing manager at Thermo Fisher Scientific, specialising in chromatography and mass spectrometry software for biopharmaceutical applications. With over a decade of experience across R&D, applications science and commercial strategy, he has deep expertise in LC–MS workflows and oligonucleotide therapeutics. He began his career in mammalian cell line development at Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies before moving to Waters Corporation as a principal domain specialist. He now leads global positioning, go-to-market strategy and sales enablement, and has contributed to initiatives including the Human RNome Project.

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Knowles, C., Petrie, L., Warren, C., Lillico, S.G., Carlisle, A., Whitelaw, C.B.A. and Kolb, A.F. (2024). Site specific insertion of a transgene into the murine α-casein (CSN1S1) gene results in the predictable expression of a recombinant protein in milk. Biotechnology Journal, 19(2).
Kolb, A.F., Knowles, C., Pultinevicius, P., Harbottle, J.A., Petrie, P., Robinson, C. and Sorrell, D.A. (2017). Recombinase-mediated cassette exchange using adenoviral vectors. Methods in Molecular Biology, 1642, pp.127–150.
Hay, E.A., Knowles, C., Kolb, A. and MacKenzie, A. (2017). Using the CRISPR/Cas9 system to understand neuropeptide biology and regulation. Neuropeptides, 64, pp.19–25.
The International Human RNome Project Consortium (2025). Unlocking the regulatory code of RNA: launching the Human RNome Project. Genome Biology, 26, 367.

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Chris Knowles

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