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Date Hours Activity/Achievement

18/12 8 Met lab technician and observed sample preparation procedure
22/12 8 Met supervisor (head of operations) and learned about company
mission, products, etc
23/12 8 Met head of quality assurance and compliance and was briefed
on tasks for the future involving assisting in document
preparation
24/12 4 Worked on document preparation for sample preparation
procedure
24/12 4 Assisted supervisor with sample preparation in the lab
26/12 4 Reading of protocols and procedures currently in place for
clinical trial
26/12 4 Worked on document preparation for clinical study procedure
27/12 4 Continued working on document preparation for clinical study
procedure.
31/12 4 Met with COO and Head of Quality Assurance and Compliance to
plan procedures and document preparation for clinical trial.
31/12 4 Began working on revised Clinical Trial SOP based on information
gathered from meeting in the morning.
2/1 4 Continued working on the revised Clinical Trial SOP.
3/1 4 Submitted revised Clinical Trial SOP and Sample Prep SOP to
head of quality assurance and compliance for feedback.
3/1 4 Attended team ‘high tea’ with Venn’s Malaysia team to celebrate
the New Year.
6/1 8 Assisted in the assessment, structure and planning for the
transition to a regulation compliant diagnostics lab, and into the
new office.
7/1 6 Worked with lab technician on the structure and planning for the
transition to a regulation compliant diagnostics lab
7/1 2 Assisted lab technician with the sample preparation in the lab
8/1 4 Created ‘sample preparation SOP’ flowchart document for
reference within the lab and for training of new staff
8/1 4 Received feedback on SOP documents previously submitted and
worked on amending the issues found

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9/1 4 Was briefed and began working on a Sample Transport SOP for
both the domestic and international procedures as a part of the
clinical trial
10/1 4 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation in the
lab
10/1 4 Finished working on the draft for the Sample Transport SOP
document and submitted to the head of operations for review
and feedback
13/1 8 Planned the restructure of the lab with the head of quality
assurance and compliance, namely the ‘flow’ of the preparation
lab as well as implementation of safety protocols and procedures
14/1 4 Worked with the laboratory technician and head of quality
assurance and compliance on the restructuring of the lab
14/1 4 Continued assisting in the restructuring of the lab, including
reorganisation of machinery, equipment, furniture, new signage,
etc.
15/1 8 Continued assisting in the restructuring of the lab, including
reorganisation of machinery, equipment, furniture, new signage,
etc.
16/1 4 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation in the
lab
16/1 4 Received feedback from the head of operations on the Sample
Transport SOP I had submitted, and worked on correcting the
issues noted
17/1 4 Finished assisting in the restructuring of the lab.
17/1 4 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation in the
lab
20/1 8 Was briefed by the head of Finance on an Audit and Ledger data
reconciliation project, began working on this.
21/1 1 Attended a weekly web conference on Zoom with the teams in
Manila and San Francisco updating on the progress of the clinical
trial
21/1 7 Continued working on the Audit and Ledger data reconciliation
project.
22/1 2 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation in the
lab
22/1 6 Continued working on the Audit and Ledger data reconciliation
project.
23/1 8 Completed the Audit and Ledger data reconciliation project and
submitted to the head of finance for review.
24/1 8 Was briefed by the head of finance on a new project involving
preparation of the revenue and expense reports for 2019
29/1 8 Continued working on the revenue/expense project
30/1 1 Attended a weekly web conference on Zoom with the teams in
Manila and San Francisco updating on the progress of the clinical
trial

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30/1 7 Continued working on the revenue/expense project

31/1 2 Was briefed by the head of operations and the head of quality
assurance and compliance on the next steps and edits to all the
SOPs previously prepared
31/1 6 Began working on the edits to the SOPs requested
3/2 4 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation
3/2 4 Continued working on the SOP document edits discussed
4/2 1 Attended a weekly web conference on Zoom with the teams in
Manila and San Francisco updating on the progress of the clinical
trial
4/2 3 Continued working on the SOP document edits discussed
4/2 4 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation
5/2 2 Attended the ‘Global All Hands’ meeting on Zoom with the teams
in Manila and San Francisco hosted by the CSO/CMO of
InterVenn explaining the scientific strategy for the company
5/2 6 Continued working on the SOP document edits discussed
6/2 8 Prepared a final plan of the structure, planning and organisation
of the lab and equipment suitable for hosting guest/investor
visits, in line with safety procedures
7/2 2 Attended a ‘Leadership Training’ web conference on Zoom
hosted by the San Francisco office
7/2 6 Submitted new SOP edits for review to the head of operations,
and he began reviewing
9/2 4 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation
9/2 4 Assisted the head of finance with minor admin and filing tasks for
the expense project I had previously completed
10/2 4 Attended meeting including the whole Malaysia team, discussing
the future for the clinical trial and company strategy for the
coming months
10/2 4 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation in the
lab
11/2 1 Participated in the weekly web conference on Zoom with the
teams in Manila and San Francisco updating on the progress of
the clinical trial
11/2 7 Received comments from the head of operations regarding the
edits made to the SOP, and worked on correcting minor issues
for a final draft
12/2 4 Assisted the head of finance with minor admin and filing tasks for
the expense project I had previously completed
12/2 4 Assisted the laboratory technician with sample preparation in the
lab
13/2 4 Attended a meeting discussing the progress of the clinical trial in
Malaysia and the recruitment of new hospitals
13/2 4 Attended a farewell event with my colleagues to celebrate the
last day of my internship