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Oxford Nanopore Technologies: John O'Higgins, Clive Brown

Jan 10, 2020

John O'Higgins and Clive Brown have joined the board of directors of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company said this week. According to a regulatory filing, the appointments were made last September. Brown is the company's chief technology officer. O'Higgins, who joined the board as a non-executive director, is the former CEO of Spectris, an instrumentation and controls company. He holds non-executive roles at several other companies and is a member of the corporate advisory board of Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity in the UK.

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