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DnaNudge: Sir Richard Sykes

Dec 15, 2021

Sir Richard Sykes has joined the board of DnaNudge as chairman elect. He is the chancellor of Brunel University and chair of the UK government's vaccine taskforce. Previously, he was chairman and CEO of GlaxoWellcome, as well as chairman of GlaxoSmithKline, the Royal Institution of Great Britain, King Edward VII's Hospital, the UK Stem Cell Foundation, and the Singapore Biomedical Sciences International Advisory Council. He is also a former rector of Imperial College London.

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