Toxicology Expert-in-Residence
Toxicology Expert-in-Residence
Dr Chris J Powell FRCPath
Director at Cambridge BioPharma Consultants Ltd
Chris has extensive experience of working with small and medium sized biopharmaceutical companies on drug discovery and development projects, as a member of Scientific Advisory Boards and as a consultant. Previously, he was Vice President of Translational Medicine and Safety Assessment at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, with responsibility for studies on the safety and efficacy of new medicines. He has served on, and chaired, Scientific Advisory Committees for the Pharma Industry, UK/EU Government and the World Health Organisation and he is former President of the British Toxicology Society. His scientific interests are the human (translational) relevance of experimental safety studies, the application of mechanisms of toxicity to risk assessment and the potential of medicines & chemicals to cause cancer.
Talk to Chris about:
- Discovery profiling potential new medicines and drug candidate optimisation
- Strategic advice on drug development and studies to enable clinical trials
- Commissioning oversight & review of outsourced experimental safety studies
- Interpretation of experimental data, problem solving and evaluating the human translational relevance of experimental safety data
- Advocacy and negotiation with Regulatory Authorities
- Due diligence and independent evaluation of development collaborations, in-licencing, drug candidate acquisition and investment opportunities
View Chris's LinkedIn profile for more details.