Our Therapeutic Innovation team

We work across the full translational arc – from target identification through to first-in-human studies. We don't just understand the science: we have the infrastructure, tools, and expertise to move it forward.

Our Therapeutic Innovation team works across multiple sites embedded within leading UK academic and biotech centres. We collaborate with academic and clinical scientists and pharmaceutical and biotech partners to translate research discoveries into promising new therapeutics.

Leadership

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Hamish Ryder

Chief Executive Officer, Therapeutic Innovation

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Steve Wedge

Chief Scientific Officer, Therapeutic Innovation | Head of Therapeutic Translation

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Rachel Grimley

Senior Vice President, Drug Discovery

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Kevin Doyle

Vice President of Medicinal Chemistry and DMPK

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Stuart Farrow

Vice President of Biosciences

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Neil Jones

Vice President of Portfolio Generation

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Jennifer McKelvie

Vice President of Operations

Associate directors

Agnes Martin, AD

Agnes Martin

Associate Director, Mechanistic Pharmacology

Nick Tribble, AD

Nick Tribble

Associate Director, Antibody Discovery & Protein Science

Group leaders and senior principal scientists

Gillian Farnie

Senior Principal Scientist, Therapeutic Translation Lead

Becky Harris

Group Leader (Discovery Biology)

Stuart Haynes

Group Leader, Antibody Discovery and Protein Science.

Alex Kalinka

Group Leader, Quantitative Biology

Taran Khanam

Senior Principal Scientist, Therapeutic Translation Lead

Chris Knight

Group Leader, Medicinal Chemistry

Craig Mackay

Group Leader (Target Feasibility and Validation)

Vishal Pendharkar

Group Leader, DMPK

Verity Sabin

Group Leader, Medicinal Chemistry

Hilary Sandig

Group Leader, Biosciences

Susanne Schroeder

Senior Principal Scientist, Mechanistic Pharmacology

Bharath Srinivasan

Senior Principal Scientist (Enzymology)

Fredrik Svensson

Group Leader, Computational Chemistry

Louise Tonkin

Group Leader (Biochemistry & Biophysics)

Andrew Turnbull

Group Leader, Structural Biology

David Walter

Group Leader, Functional Genomics Centre

Ian Winfield

Group Leader (Cell Pharmacology)

Therapeutic Translation

If you're a researcher working on a novel target, an underexplored disease mechanism, or a biological insight with translational potential, we can help advance your research. 

We offer a true scientific partnership through our collaborative model combining co-investment opportunities with access to industry-grade tools and translational expertise. 

Advancing an innovative idea in oncology? Let’s explore it together.

Learn more about our capabilities

Contact us at [email protected]

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Steve Wedge

Chief Scientific Officer, Therapeutic Innovation | Head of Therapeutic Translation

Gillian Farnie

Gillian Farnie

Therapeutic Translation Lead

Taran Khanam

Taran Khanam

Therapeutic Translation Lead

Jon Clark

Jon Clarke

Principal Scientist, Therapeutic Translation

Claire Heride

Claire Heride

Principal Scientist, Therapeutic Translation