John Dawson named Executive of the Year for Companies <$10bn at the Annual Scrip Awards 2020
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Oxford, UK – 3 December, 2020: Oxford Biomedica plc (LSE:OXB) (“Oxford Biomedica” or “the Group”), a leading gene and cell therapy group, is pleased to announce that, John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Biomedica, was named Executive of the Year in the category for Companies with a market cap <$10 billion at the 16th Annual Scrip Awards 2020.
This award recognises Oxford Biomedica’s achievements from June 2019 up to the end of May 2020, taking into account the Company’s efforts on the Lentivector® platform and subsequent partnership agreements, which more than doubled in the period from nine to nineteen, including a deal with Juno Therapeutics, a Bristol-Myers Squibb company, the extension of the commercial supply agreement with Novartis for a further five years to work on six programmes, and R&D collaboration with Santen to develop gene therapy products inherited retinal disease.
John Dawson, Chief Executive Officer of Oxford Biomedica, said: “It is a huge honour to accept this award on behalf of everyone at Oxford Biomedica and this is a true testament to the dedication and hard work demonstrated by everyone at the Company. We’ve collectively won this award for our efforts on our Lentivector® platform and deals including Juno Therapeutics, a Bristol-Myers Squibb company, and the Novartis extension. This award is by far the biggest recognition that Oxford Biomedica has received for its achievements in driving gene therapy forward for patients, and as a leader in the space. Congratulations to the other nominees on their work this year, and thank you to Scrip for recognising Oxford Biomedica.”
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