2 September 2010 Effective today, the BioIndustry Association (BIA) board has elected Tim Edwards as its new Chairman. Mr Edwards succeeds Dr Clive Dix, who steps down following two and a half years as BIA Chairman. Dr Dix will remain a member of the BIA Board.
Mr Edwards is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cellzome Inc. Previously, he held various positions at British Biotech plc including Board Director and Acting CEO, and before that was an Investment Banker in London specialising in the healthcare sector. Mr Edwards is also Chairman of The Mulberry Bush Organisation and a Fellow of the RSA. From 2005-2007, he was Chairman of ReOx Limited, a biotech company spun out of the University of Oxford.
Dr Clive Dix, outgoing Chairman of the BIA, said: “I am delighted that Tim has been elected as the new Chairman of the BIA. I am sure that his experience in the UK life sciences sector will be of great benefit to the organisation and its members.”
Tim Edwards, new Chairman of the BIA, said: “I eagerly look forward to helping the BIA build on the successes it has achieved to date. The UK life sciences sector continues to face a number of challenges which the BIA can help its members address and overcome.”
Nigel Gaymond, Chief Executive of the BIA, said: “I would like to thank Clive for the massive contribution he has made to the BIA during his time as Chairman. I would especially like to thank him for the contribution he has made to our work with the Office for Life Sciences. Additionally, I look forward to working with Tim to continue to take the BIA forward.”
Mr Edwards will deliver an introductory presentation at the upcoming BIA BioLeadership Conference.
For further information, please contact Robert Winder, Communications Manager, 020 7565 7193; mobile 07825 942 934.
Cellzome
Cellzome is a privately-owned drug discovery and development company and a leader in the use of chemical proteomics technologies to identify a new generation of drug candidates for the treatment of inflammatory diseases. For further information, please go to: www.cellzome.com
The Mulberry Bush Organisation
The Mulberry Bush Organisation is a charity founded in 1948 providing therapeutic and residential care for children aged 5-12 with severe emotional and behavioural difficulties.
The RSA
The RSA is a charity founded in 1754 which drives ideas, innovation and social change. BIA BioLeadership Conference
The BIA’s annual BioLeadership Conference is an invitation only event which will be held on 16 and 17 September at Shendish Manor, Apsley, Hertfordshire.
BioIndustry Association
Established in 1989, the BIA (BioIndustry Association) exists to encourage and promote a financially sound and thriving bioscience sector within the UK economy and concentrates its efforts on emerging enterprise and the related interests of companies with whom such enterprise trades.
With over 250 members, the BIA supports a wide range of sectors, majoring on the human health benefits of the technology and represents the interests of these innovative companies to a broad section of stakeholders from patient groups to politicians, advancing its members interests both within the UK and internationally to create a healthy UK bioscience sector which benefits society. For further information, please go to: www.bioindustry.org
