Bioprocessing Internship

Extracellular is offering a unique, one-month, paid internship in bioprocessing this summer for early-career individuals, with the opportunity of a full-time role at the company.

We have 6 places available for a dedicated ‘boot camp’-style internship. This boot camp will be an intensive hands-on training course focused on bioprocessing, and will teach you the techniques required to culture cells, set up and run bioreactors, and analyse the data, as well as the key skills needed to work in a research lab and in industry. Participants who perform well during the internship will be offered a full-time role at Extracellular. 

The Opportunity

• Successful applicants will complete a 4-week internship at Extracellular between 17th June – 11th July.


• You will be trained in aseptic technique, fundamentals of cell culture, bioreactor set-up and operation, data analysis and safe working practices in a life science lab.


• You will be paid £2,100 for the 4-week programme (£25,000 pro rata).

The Candidate Profile

• You should have studied a STEM subject to bachelors or masters level.


• Alternatively, we’re open to applicants who have studied multiple STEM subjects at A-level/BTEC or equivalent and who do not hold a higher-level degree.


• You need to be available for the dates of the application process, internship, and available for full time employment starting in July. 


• We’re looking for people with great organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.


• You'll need to be a genuine team-player who asks for help when it's needed and offers help when it isn’t.


• You'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity and proactive in finding ways to move forward. You'll see failure as a learning opportunity


• .Note: We’re not able to support applicants abroad who require a visa, PhD graduates, or applicants through recruiters. 

About Extracellular

Extracellular is a research and development organisation working in sustainable biotechnology. We work with animal and plant stem cells, and optimise their growth in bioprocesses similar to beer brewing. Many of the products we help to develop have applications in food, materials and personal care ingredients. We help to make cultured chocolate to help protect the rainforest, cultivated meat to reduce animal slaughter and emissions, and bio-based materials to reduce microplastics.

The Application Process

• We plan to close this job posting to new entrants on the 22nd May. The post may be closed early depending on the level of applications received.


• Phone interviews will be held between 12th–24th May.


• In person assessments will be held on 19th or 26th May.


• The start date of the programme is 17th June