Professor Trevor Jones

Biography

Professor Trevor Jones was the founder Chairman of ReNeuron and is the Chairman of Simbec-Orion Research Ltd (UK). Until March 2015 he was a Director of Allergan Inc (USA), and formerly a main board director of The Wellcome Foundation, where he was responsible for R&D including the development of AZT (HIV/AIDS), Zovirax (Herpes), Lamictal (Epilepsy), Malarone (Malaria) and other medicines. He is also a Board member of e-therapeutics plc. He is a visiting professor at King’s College, London and holds honorary degrees and Gold Medals from 6 universities. He is a founder member of the Geneva-based, Public: Private Partnership, Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and in 2004 was appointed to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Commission on Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health (C.I.P.I.H). Trevor was for 12 years a member of The UK Government regulatory agency, the Medicines Commission, an advisor to the Cabinet Office on the Human Genome project, a member of the Prime Minister’s Task force on the Competitiveness of the Pharmaceutical Industry (PICTF) and Chair of the UK Government Advisory Group on Genetics Research.For 10 years until September 2004 he was Director General of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) a member of Council of IFPMA and the Board of EFPIA.

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Industry