CIMANET doctoral candidate's experience at Orion Pharma
Linh Tong shares her experience of completing an internship at Orion Pharma
Linh Tong completed a 4-month internship at Orion,where she conducted research on bio-inspiredpharmaceutical synthesis utilizing biomass to preservebiodiversity. During her internship, she worked with twoteams:
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Sustainability Team, to assess environmental andsocial risks oftraced raw material origins;
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R&D Medicinal Chemistry Team, to advance the totalsynthesis of natural products by optimizing chemicalreactions for high yield and improved sustainability.
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