Admissions · Careers · Scientific content

Guidance for people entering the life sciences — and the organisations that hire them.

Arfion Consultancy advises students applying to science programmes abroad, professionals moving into biotech and pharma roles, and companies that need reliable scientific data and content. Every engagement is handled by someone who has spent a career inside industry CMC and manufacturing, not by a call centre.

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18+Years in biopharma CMC & manufacturing

3Service lines, one point of contact

INRegistered in India, advising internationally

Practice profile Response · rel. units

Three service lines, one practice. Most clients arrive through one peak and come back through another — a student who becomes a graduate hire, a company that first commissioned a white paper.

What we do

Three service lines, built around the same industry knowledge.

Admissions advice is only useful if it is grounded in what employers actually hire for. Career support is only useful if it comes from someone who has read the CVs from the other side of the table. That link is the whole point of the practice.

Educational consultancy

Study abroad, chosen on evidence

Course and university selection for biotechnology, pharmacy, biomedical and chemical engineering programmes — with an honest read on cost, entry requirements, language rules, and what the degree is actually worth in the job market afterwards.

Shortlisting universities and programmes against your profile and budget
Statement of purpose, motivation letter and academic CV review
Application timelines, documentation and reference planning
APS India certification and uni-assist submission guidance for German universities
Scholarship and funding routes, including EU and German options
Visa, blocked-account and enrolment preparation guidance

Career consultancy

Getting into industry, and moving up in it

Job-seeking support for graduates and experienced scientists aiming at pharma, biotech and CDMO roles: what the function really does, which of your experience matters to a hiring manager, and how to say it in the vocabulary the industry uses.

CV and LinkedIn rewriting for CMC, QA, QC, MSAT, regulatory and production roles
Role mapping — which functions your background genuinely fits
Mock interviews, including technical and competency rounds
Interview preparation on GMP, tech transfer, validation and analytics topics
Career transition planning for academics moving into industry

Data & content

Scientific data collection and written content

Commissioned work for companies, agencies and research groups that need life-science material written or compiled by someone who understands the underlying science and the regulatory context it sits in.

Market, supplier and competitor landscaping for biopharma materials and services
Literature and data collection, screening and structured summaries
Technical writing: white papers, application notes, SOP drafts, training material
Editorial and educational content for science brands and ed-tech platforms
Survey design and structured data capture for research and recruitment projects

Who you work with

Zulfaquar A. Arfi, PhD

The practice is deliberately small — you speak to the person doing the work, drawing on an advisory network of scientists based in Germany where a case calls for it. The advice comes from more than eighteen years inside biopharmaceutical development and manufacturing — material qualification, tech transfer, downstream processing and analytical development, working across CMC, QA, QC, regulatory and external manufacturing partners.

Most advice in this field is written by people who have never sat in a deviation meeting. That is the gap this practice exists to close.

DoctoratePhD, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Experience18+ years across CMC development, MSAT, downstream processing and analytical development
IndustrySenior roles in vaccine, biologics and API manufacturing organisations, including contributions to early product approvals
ProgrammesLed EU HORIZON 2020-funded programmes and managed international technology transfers
FunctionsMaterial qualification, gap assessments, critical material attribute work packages, supplier and CDMO management
PracticeRegistered in India as Arfi Edu-Pharma Consulting (Udyam MSME, Bihar); founder based in Germany, advising clients across India, Europe and the Middle East

Advisory network

Every advisor has studied and worked in Germany.

Guidance comes from people who have been through the same application system, the same immigration office and the same job market — not from a counsellor who has only read about it. Advisors are added only where they cover a discipline or a route the practice does not already.

Dr. Harendra Mahto

Analytical sciences · Aachen

Analytical scientist with four years of industry experience in protein analytics in Aachen, following a doctorate in biochemistry at the University of Potsdam. His work covers HPLC method development and validation, immunoassay development, and the characterisation of biosimilar monoclonal antibodies under ICH Q2(R1) and Q6B.

PhD Biochemistry, University of Potsdam · 9 years in Germany · 3 peer-reviewed publications

Advises on

Master's and doctoral applications in biochemistry, biotechnology and analytical sciences
The German application route from India, including APS and uni-assist
Entry-level analytical and quality-control roles in industry

Dr. Udaya Kumar Tiruttani Subhramanyam

Structural biology & method development · Aachen

Structural biologist with a doctorate awarded magna cum laude by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and eight years as a postdoctoral researcher at Forschungszentrum Jülich and the Centre for Structural Systems Biology in Hamburg. He now leads an early-stage biotechnology venture in Aachen as co-founder and managing director, alongside a visiting scientist post at the University of Potsdam.

PhD Structural Biology, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · 19 years in Germany · 9 peer-reviewed publications, 7 Protein Data Bank depositions

Advises on

Doctoral and postdoctoral applications, and research fellowship routes including Helmholtz and DAAD
Careers in bioanalytical method development and structural biology
Founding and running a science company in Germany

How it works

Four steps, from first call to finished work.

The same sequence applies whether you are a student, a job seeker or a company — only the deliverable changes.

STEP 01

Introductory call

Thirty minutes, no charge. You describe where you are and what you want; we say plainly whether we can help and what it would take.

STEP 02

Written scope

You receive the deliverables, the timeline and a fixed fee in writing before anything starts. No hourly surprises.

STEP 03

The work

Drafting, review sessions and revisions run to the agreed schedule, with one named point of contact throughout.

STEP 04

Handover

Final documents, a short debrief, and a defined follow-up window for questions after the engagement closes.

Fees

Published prices, fixed before work starts.

Every package is quoted in full before you commit, and the scope is written down. Student packages can be paid in two instalments. Fees exclude applicable taxes.

Students · admissions

Profile Review Call

Sixty minutes plus a written summary of which programmes are realistic for your profile. Credited in full against any package taken within 30 days.

₹2,500

Application Essentials

Shortlist of up to 8 programmes, statement of purpose and academic CV rewritten, application timeline, two rounds of revision.

₹28,000

End-to-End Admission

Up to 12 applications, all documents, APS India and uni-assist guidance, scholarship routes, visa and blocked-account preparation, pre-departure call.

₹60,000

Professionals · careers

CV & LinkedIn Rewrite

Both rewritten for a named target role family in the vocabulary hiring managers in that function actually use. One revision round.

₹7,500

Role Mapping & Interview Prep

Two sessions on which industry functions your background fits, plus one full mock interview with written feedback.

₹18,000

Industry Transition Programme

Six weeks: CV and profile, role mapping, application strategy, two mock interviews and weekly check-ins until you are interviewing.

₹42,000

Organisations · data & content

Technical writing

Application notes, white paper sections, SOP drafts and training material, quoted per piece against an agreed brief.

from ₹15,000

Landscape or supplier study

Structured market, supplier or competitor research with sourced data and a written summary.

from ₹75,000

Monthly retainer

Ongoing content and data work at an agreed monthly volume, with priority turnaround.

from ₹50,000per month

Questions

Before you get in touch.

Do you guarantee admission or a job offer?

No, and be careful with anyone who does. What we can do is make sure your application, documents and interview preparation are as strong as your actual profile allows, and tell you honestly when a target is unrealistic so you can spend your effort somewhere better.

Do you only work with life-science applicants?

Life sciences, pharmacy, biotechnology, chemistry and adjacent engineering fields are where the advice is strongest, because that is where the industry experience sits. Enquiries outside those fields are taken only if we can genuinely add something.

How are fees structured?

Fixed fees per package, published above and confirmed in writing after the introductory call, rather than open-ended hourly billing. Student packages can be paid in two instalments. Commissioned company work is quoted per project against an agreed scope.

Can you work with clients outside India?

Yes. The practice is registered in India and works with clients across Europe and the Middle East as well. Sessions run online, applications and written work are handled remotely, and scheduling is arranged around your time zone.

Is my information kept confidential?

Yes. Documents, CVs, and any company material shared with the practice are treated as confidential and are not passed on. Non-disclosure agreements can be signed for commissioned work.

Get in touch

Start with a call.

Tell us briefly where you are and what you are aiming at. You will get a reply within two working days.

Emailmdrazaarfi@gmail.com
Registered officeKhagaria, Bihar, India — consultations online worldwide
RegistrationUdyam MSME · UDYAM-BR-17-0026976

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