Jonathan Milner

Biography

  Jonathan is an experienced entrepreneur and business leader with a background in genetic research. He gained his doctorate in Molecular Genetics at Leicester University after graduating in Applied Biology at Bath University. From 1992 to 1995 he was a post-doctoral researcher at Bath University working on antibody engineering, following which he worked at the University of Cambridge in the laboratory of Professor Tony Kouzarides studying cancer, specifically the BRCA2 gene associated with hereditary breast cancer. Whilst in research he identified the market opportunity for supplying high-quality antibodies to support protein interaction studies. In 1998, Jonathan founded Abcam with David Cleevely and Professor Tony Kouzarides, to supply the rapidly growing market for antibodies and other life science reagents.

Research Interest