Abstract
Sir Christopher co-founded Merlin Biosciences in 1996 and is widely regarded as one of the most successful biotechnology entrepreneurs in the UK. Sir Christopher has founded a number of high-technology companies, three of which [Chiroscience Group (now merged with Celltech and Medeva), Celsis International and Toad] are now publicly listed. Evans was appointed OBE for services to biotechnology in 1995 and has been actively involved in many of the UK Government’s biotechnology initiatives. He is also an active member of The Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology and holds Professorships at the Universities of Exeter, Liverpool, Manchester and Imperial College in the UK, where he regularly lectures. He has been awarded seven Doctor of Science degrees and has over 100 scientific publications and patents. In addition, he regularly gives ‘informal’ lectures to schools, colleges and key regional assemblies to promote the awareness of science and the importance of high-technology SMEs. Evans was knighted in the New Year’s Honours List 2001.
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