Closing Plenary Lecture with Professor Sir Patrick Vallance – Observations on science in academia, industry and government
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Professor Sir Patrick VallanceChair of The Natural History Museum and a non executive director of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA)Country: UK
Sir Patrick Vallance is Chair of The Natural History Museum and a non executive director of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA). He is a doctor and scientist and was the UK Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA) from 2018-2023. He was Chief Scientific Advisor for COP26. Patrick was Global President of R&D for GSK until 2018 and prior to that was Professor of Medicine and led the Division of Medicine at UCL. His research was in pharmacology and clinical pharmacology. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, Academy of Medical Science, Royal Academy of Engineering and Royal College of Phyiscians and has received awards for his research as well as his scientific leadership. He had been knighted twice for contributions to science.