Oxford BioMedica Appoint Chief Development Officer

Gene and cell therapy company Oxford BioMedica has appointed Dr Paul Blake as Chief Development Officer of Oxford effective since 1 September 2014, with responsibility for the clinical development of the company’s products.

Paul, 66, joined the Board of Oxford BioMedica as Non-Excutive Director in January 2010.He is a senior pharmaceutical executive with more than 30 years’ experience gained from roles in international pharmaceutical and biotech companies and he has been involved in the development of many drugs and vaccines including Requip, Coreg and Provigil^®.

He qualified in medicine from the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine, London University. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and a fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and also a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacology. He has also served as a member of the Inter-Company Collaboration for Aids Drug Development and as a trustee of the Children’s Health Fund.

John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer of Oxford BioMedica, said: “We are delighted that Paul has accepted the position of Chief Development Officer and chosen to take an Executive role within the Company at this exciting time for Oxford BioMedica. His insight and guidance as a Non-Executive Board member have been invaluable and his extensive experience in the strategic clinical development of innovative therapies will be important to Oxford BioMedica as we continue to develop our broad pipeline of novel gene and cell  therapies.”