QUERCUS


MANAGEMENT



QUERCUS MEMBERS


 

John Gordon PhD ScD - Chairman 
Before founding Quercus, John worked at Beecham Research, Cambridge University, the MRC and British Biotech. He now acts as consultant or non-executive director for investors, advisers and biotech companies in the UK and North America and has served on various Government and Research Council committees. He was the founding chairman of Oxfordshire BiotechNet and Manchester Innovation.

Sally Adams MA PhD - Biotechnology 
After post-doctoral work at Oxford University, Sally joined British Biotech, where she was responsible for vaccines, production of biopharmaceuticals and neuro-inflammatory programmes. Sally specialises in providing drug development advice and interim management to start-up biotech companies; she joined Quercus in 1998.

Diana Hawkins BSc MA - Company Secretary 
After a senior administrative position at the Cambridge Clinical School, Diana joined Oxford Psychologists Press, with responsibility for Company Administration, Personnel and Paralegal work. She has been a Director of Quercus since 1996.

Nick Scott-Ram MA PhD MBE - Patents and Corporate
In addition to senior positions at Fermentech, Oxford Virology and British Biotech, Nick has chaired committees on Intellectual Property and Regulatory Affairs for the BIA , ABPI and EuropaBio. Nick joined Quercus in 1997 and was awarded the MBE for services to biotechnology in 2001.

Russell Smith MD PhD - Drug Development 
After positions in Marion Merrell Dow as Senior Clinical Research Scientist and European Product Development Team Leader, Russell was Director of Pharmaceutical Development at British Biotech. He joined Quercus in 1998 and founded Business Boffins (which provides Small Business support) in 2001.