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Chris Claxton

Chronic Respiratory Infection Portfolio Manager

Chris has over 20 years of experience within the areas of scientific development of new medicines and medical diagnostics. This includes the fields of drug discovery, pharmacokinetics, immunology and more latterly within Project Management.

Now as the Portfolio Manager for the Chronic Respiratory Infection Translational Challenge, he is using his skills and experience to help accelerate scientific innovation for people living with bronchiectasis and cystic fibrosis in order to deliver impact for patients.

Prior to joining LifeArc Chris led a large matrix team to pursue a CE Mark for a blood diagnostics product, which he had also helped research and develop. He is driven by increasing efficiency, adding value to projects, programmes and portfolios and working collaboratively with partners to achieve the strategic goals for his portfolio.