Dr Robin Brown
Robin was appointed Chairman of the Medicines Discovery Catapult in July 2018. Most recently he was the Chief Executive Officer of KWS BioTest, a specialist immunology-based contract research organisation. In January 2018 KWS was acquired by Charles River Laboratories. Immediately before joining KWS, Robin spent eight years as a venture partner at Advent Healthcare Ventures […]
Professor Chris Reilly
Chris is an expert on the discovery and early clinical development of new medicines. He was formerly Global Vice President and Head of Project Evaluation at AstraZeneca (AZ) where he made investment recommendations on all lead identification and optimisation projects across all research areas. Chris was also responsible for developing AZ’s research strategy and was […]
Professor Sir Alex Markham
Sir Alex is Professor of Medicine and Director of the MRC Medical Bioinformatics Centre at the University of Leeds. He also works in MRC Centres for Hyperpolarised MRI Imaging and Single-Cell Functional Genomics, as well as an EPSRC Programme on Microfluidic Constructed Architectures for Therapeutic Delivery, in Leeds. Sir Alex has made many contributions to biomedical research. He initially obtained his […]
Professor Carole Longson MBE
Carole is responsible for leading the Research, Medical and Innovation function at the ABPI with a remit to shape and develop UK pharmaceutical science policy and to ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of innovation in medicines research, development and manufacturing now and into the future. Carole brings significant research, academic and pharmaceutical […]