LEADERSHIP

Meet the people leading OXGENE's open minded, collaborative and ambitious scientific and commercial teams.

Find out what it's like to be part of the OXGENE team with our Day in the Life interview series.

Jocelyne Bath

Managing Director, OXGENE

Jocelyne has an extensive background working in businesses from science and engineering technology sectors and has used this experience to help shape OXGENE in recent years. Prior to joining OXGENE...

Ryan Cawood

Chief Scientific Officer, OXGENE and WuXi ATU

Ryan founded Oxford Genetics (trading as OXGENE) in 2011, after earning a degree in genetics and a PhD in gene therapy from Oxford University. The idea behind the company was to simplify and...

Martin Hall

Finance Director, OXGENE

Martin joined the company in November 2017 and has more than 30 years financial and general management experience in technology and IP-focused businesses. He specialises in leading and developing...

David Brighty

Head of Discovery and Internal Research

With his growing interest in taking gene therapy solutions into the clinic, David joined OXGENE in 2020 to head the Viral Design and Discovery grouping. With over 15-years prior experience as a...

Qian Liu

Head of Engineering and Production

With a background in cell and molecular biology, Qian joined OXGENE in July 2017 as a Cell Line Engineering Scientist. She was then gradually promoted to lead all biomanufacturing services OXGENE...

Pela Derizioti

Head of Manufacturing and Operations

Pela joined OXGENE in 2019 to lead the gene editing pipeline for the high-throughput generation of CRISPR/Cas9-engineered cells, combining scientific, operations and project management experience....

Weiheng Su

Principal Scientist

Weiheng holds a First-Class MSc degree in Cancer Immunology and a PhD in Oncology from the University of Oxford. Weiheng joined Oxford Genetics (trading as OXGENE) in 2013. Initially responsible for...

Simon Pollack

Head of Scientific Computing

Simon brings a passion and expertise for laboratory automation, robotics and computing to his new role as Head of Scientific Computing at OXGENE. Prior to joining OXGENE, Simon attained a MSc in...

Laura Ciccolini

Head of Commercial Management

After gaining her MEng and PhD in biochemical Engineering from University College London, Laura spent over 20 years in international business development, sales / licensing, marketing and management...

Ben Granville

Head of Project Management

Ben joined OXGENE in 2018 to lead the project management of their high throughput gene editing projects and has since taken on responsibility for all OXGENE’s project portfolio including customer...

Sophie Lutter

Head of Scientific Marketing

Sophie is a skilled science communication and marketing professional with 10 years’ experience in both the charity sector and biotechnology industry. She honed her passion for using scientific...