Oxford BioMedica appoints James Christie as new head of manufacturing
James, a senior biopharmaceutical executive with over 30 years of experience in the industry, was most recently a member of the Leadership Team at BTG plc as Operations Director. He began his career in the biopharmaceutical industry in 1980 and worked with GlaxoSmithKline plc, Celltech Group plc and Centocor BV, before joining Therapeutic Antibodies Inc. in 1998. When Therapeutic Antibodies Inc. merged with Proteus International PLC in September 1999 to create Protherics PLC (“Protherics”), James was appointed to the Board of Protherics with responsibility for manufacturing, quality, process development and technical support operations in Australia, the UK and the US. James has extensive experience in the integration of group manufacturing operations following the acquisition of MacroMed, Inc. by Protherics in January 2007 and the acquisition of Protherics by BTG plc in 2008. Through the implementation of commercially viable processes he has also taken two products from research through clinical development, regulatory approval and to market.
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