Name:
Professor Trevor Jones CBE FMedSci HonFBPhS
Organisation:
Wellcome Foundation
Year elected:
2005
Primary professional setting:
Other
Prof Jones is Chairman of the international Clinical Research Organisation, Simbec-Orion and Board member of the Global Life Sciences investment company; Arix Bioscience; the Oxford based Drug Discovery Company ,e-Therapeutics; and the UK Stem Cell Foundation (UKSCF). He was a Director of Allergan Inc (USA) and formerly, R&D Director of The Wellcome Foundation and Director General of The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). He is a member of the Welsh government's Bevan Commission. Prof Jones is a visiting professor at King’s College, London ;holds honorary degrees and Gold Medals from six universities; is a founder member of the Geneva-based, Public: Private Partnership, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) was appointed to the WHO Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health (C.I.P.I.H). He was for 12 years a member of The UK Government Regulatory Agency,The Medicines Commission. He was also an advisor to the Cabinet Office on the Human Genome project and Chair of the UK Government Advisory Group on Genetics Research.