Other positions

Governor of Coventry University Group; trustee, The Trinity Challenge; trustee, Cambridge United Charities; trustee, The César and Celia Milstein Foundation; Non-executive Director, Crossword Cybersecurity plc; Chair, Fitzwilliam Museum (Enterprises) Ltd; Director, Cambridge KT Ltd; Emeritus Professor at the University of Sheffield; Governor, Hills Road Sixth Form College (2013-2016); Chairman, PraxisUnico (2009-10); Chief Executive, N8 research Partnership (2006-2008); Director of Research Services, University of Cambridge (2000-2005); Director of Drug Development, Cancer Research Campaign (now Cancer Research UK) (1991-2000). Co-founder and Chairman (2002-2008) of Praxis Courses - the international technology transfer training programme.

Awards and prizes

Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion (2007) Lifetime Award.

Elected member: European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), Institute of Physics.

Research interests

Technology transfer and intellectual property, development of new treatments for cancer

Publications

'Knowledge exchange: how should universities engage with business?', Times Higher Education, 28 February 2019  

'Research charities will undermine their missions if they demand control of IP', Times Higher Education, 18 October 2018

Other interests

Sailing, cooking, cycling, skiing