Michael Moore becomes chairman of Oxford BioTherapeutics
Oxford BioTherapeutics (OBT) has appointed Dr Michael Moore as non-executive chairman. He joins the board of OBT following five years at UK biotechnology company, Piramed, where he was chief executive until its acquisition by Roche in 2008.
Prior to joining Piramed, Dr Moore was chief scientific officer and research director of Xenova Group. During a distinguished career he has also held senior academic positions at the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital, Manchester, UK and the Brunel Institute of Cancer Genetics and Pharmacogenomics where he is still Professor Associate.
Jim Cornett, chief operating officer, Mike Gresser, chief scientific officer and Jon Terrett, vp oncology, have also recently joined the company to lead its US r&d operations.