New chair announced for Thames Valley Health and Life Sciences Working Group
Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce (TVCC) are pleased Sue Staunton, Managing Partner and Head of Life Sciences at James Cowper Kreston as the new chair for the Thames Valley Health and Life Sciences Working Group.
Tasked with providing an informed contribution to the Life Sciences Sector Deal 2 through an invitation by Central Government, and sponsored and hosted by Green Park, the Group is the only region-wide ‘sector group’, bringing together industry leaders from global corporates, SME’s, spinouts and thought leaders and research leads from academia to ensure that the Thames Valley Health and Life Sciences community is heard and represented.
Sue Staunton, Managing Partner and Head of Life Sciences at James Cowper Kreston said: “Having been involved in working with and advising clients in the sector for much of my career I am delighted to have been asked to take on this role.
The Thames Valley is key to the UK’s world leading expertise in the sector, hosting as it does many centres of life science innovation; a number of highly regarded healthcare providers; and world-renowned academic and research institutions as well as being home to many leading pharmaceutical companies and I look forward to working with the group with the purpose to help shape the agenda for the Life Sciences sector going forward”.
Rory Carson Mapletree’s Vice President of Asset Management in the UK and Head of Green Park, said, “As sponsors of the Life Sciences Working Group, Green Park extends a warm welcome to Sue Staunton as the new managing partner of the Group and James Cowper Kreston as the new chair of the Thames Valley Health and Life Sciences Working Group.
We are enthused to be part of an influential group that embodies enthusiasm and passion to actively represent the Thames Valley with Central government to advance scientific development.
The region has an outstanding track record of attracting innovative and well-respected organisations and corporations in the health and life sciences sector, providing an environment where ground breaking research and advancement in scientific technology has space and support to thrive.”