John Jeans

Biography

John Jeans, CBE CEng, is currently Chair of Edinburgh Molecular Imaging., Imanova (an imaging research partnership between three London Universities and the MRC), and UK Biocentre Ltd. He is also a non-executive director of ProMetic Pharma Small Molecule Therapeutics Ltd and chair of the Strategic Advisory Board for the Singapore Government's Diagnostics Hub . John leads Innovate UK's Stratified Medicine Advisory Board and the KTN's Health Board. He serves on several government bodies including the Ministerial Committee on Medical Technologies. Previously he was the Deputy Chief Executive of the Medical Research Council, chair of Cardiff University and a director of the University Employers Association. John has held senior international leadership positions in global companies including Smith & Nephew, Bristol Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson and Amersham plc (now GE Healthcare). He headed the commercial function of GE's Life Science business and was Chair of its UK Healthcare Company. John holds experience ranging from medical devices and therapeutic pharmaceuticals to in-vivo and in-vitro diagnostics, encompassing research, product development, manufacturing and commercialisation. In June 2014 John was appointed advisor to the Prime Minister at the Office of Life Sciences for the medical technology sector. He was awarded the CBE for services to Life Sciences, Healthcare and Science in 2012. Appointed to the Board of Renishaw plc in April 2013, John is a member of the Audit, Remuneration and Nomination committees.

Research Interest

 John holds experience ranging from medical devices and therapeutic pharmaceuticals to in-vivo and in-vitro diagnostics, encompassing research, product development, manufacturing and commercialisation.