
Life Sciences Hub Wales – new COO and board
pharmafile | June 23, 2014 | Appointment | Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing | Life Sciences Hub Wales, Wales, ian barwick
Dr Ian Barwick has been appointed chief operating officer for Life Sciences Hub Wales along with several new board members.
Barwick (pictured right) will be the ‘face’ of Life Sciences in Wales and joins the Hub from University College Dublin, where he had wide ranging responsibility to secure new business and research in the biomedical and bio-molecular field.
Economy minister Edwina Hart welcomes his appointment and has also announced several members to the new Life Sciences Hub Wales board, which is to be headed by executive chair Professor Chris McGuigan (pictured left), – Professor of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science at Cardiff University.
Hart says: “I should like to welcome Dr Ian Barwick as the new chief operating officer of the Life Sciences Hub Wales. He has experience of working in life sciences across the academic, public and commercial sectors and will play a key role in establishing a thriving ecosystem for the sector in Wales.
“I am also delighted that so many distinguished and acknowledged experts in their individual fields have agreed to serve on the board. They bring considerable experience and expertise and their support will be invaluable.”
Barwick adds: “I am delighted to be joining the Life Sciences Hub Wales company as chief operating officer at such an exciting time for the sector in Wales. With the vision, leadership and support now available for life sciences in Wales, the Life Sciences Hub being a core element, I am confident that we can develop a vibrant and prosperous life sciences eco system.”
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