New Staff Appointment – Dr Lorna Mitchell
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BioCurate
October 22, 2018
BioCurate is very pleased to announce Dr Lorna Mitchell’s appointment as Senior Project Leader.
BioCurate is focused on turning discoveries into therapeutics, and is building a team of highly-experienced individuals capable of working collaboratively to ensure the company’s success.
Dr Mitchell brings a depth and breadth of scientific expertise and 17 years of international drug discovery experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry. With particular strengths in medicinal chemistry, Lorna brings a complementary and highly valuable skill-set to the BioCurate team as the company progresses the development plans for its first projects. Together with her colleagues, Lorna will lead and manage the development of the BioCurate project portfolio from initial academic interaction through oversight and delivery of specific project milestones. As Senior Project Leader she will work closely with the inventors, support the Universities to help build their capability in translational research and liaise closely with other key players required for the successful commercial development of projects.
Dr Mitchell has experience across multiple therapeutic areas including dermatology, antivirals, CNS and oncology. She has had responsibility for leadership of diverse chemistry & cross-disciplinary teams. Lorna has been directly involved in delivery of 9 drug candidates to the clinic and in validation, or timely no-go decisions, on multiple new targets and projects.
We are delighted that she has decided to join the BioCurate team!
Dr Lorna Mitchell will commence in her new role on 22 October 2018.
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