Dr Malcolm Skingle

Malcolm Skingle has a BSc in Pharmacology/Biochemistry and a PhD in Neuropharmacology. He has worked in the pharmaceutical industry all of his working life and has gained a wide breadth of experience in the management of research activities. He has more than 60 publications including articles on the interface between industry and academia.Malcolm manages Academic Liaison at GSK with staff in Stevenage, Research Triangle Park and Philadelphia. He sits on many external bodies including several UK University Department advisory groups. He also chairs a number of groups including the Diamond (Synchotron) Industrial Advisory Board, the Cogent Science Industry Partnership Board driving skills for the life sciences sector and the ABPI group working on academic liaison.Malcolm was awarded a CBE in the 2009 Queen’s Birthday Honours List in recognition of his contribution to the pharmaceutical industry. He was elected as a Fellow into the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London in 2011.