Chris Newton
Director
Biochemistry
Inventiva Pharma
France
Biography
Chris Newton was in 2000 a founding member and Chief Scientific Officer of Argenta Discovery. At moving to BioFocus plc in 2005, Chris was a director and Chief Scientific Officer. He was then appointed Senior Vice-President of Galapagos Services, managing the services business of Galapagos after the acquisition of BioFocus by Galapagos. Previously Chris held several senior positions within Rhône-Poulenc/Aventis R&D organization. Chris holds an MA degree from the University of Cambridge and MSc and PhD degrees from the Univeristy of Sheffield, and is also a Chartered Chemist and Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Research Interest
Biochemistry, Analytical Chemistry
