The Community of Analytical Science (CAMS), is an industry led network across the UK and Ireland, whose purpose is aimed at promoting world-class analytical measurement science training, research and innovation by bringing together a network of industrial and academic partners with interests in these fields across the UK and Ireland. We are funded by the Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund (ACTF), our industry memberships, academia programme co-funding, (former) BEIS and supported by the…

The Citizen Analytical and Measurement Scientist

Tony Bristow

Principal Scientist for Measurement Science, Chemical Development,  Pharmaceutical Technology and Development, Operations, AstraZeneca, Macclesfield, UK

Chair CAMS Industry Advisory Board

Citizen scientists

Without perhaps realising it, from 2021, billions of people became citizen analytical and measurement scientists. Rapid antigen self-testing technologies, as used in COVID-19 self-test kits,…