Sir Patrick Vallance discussing why science in government matters, on the Future Stage, at New Scientist Live 2022
Sir Patrick Vallance took on the role of Government Chief Scientific Adviser in 2018 and rose to household name status with his regular appearances on TV, as he guided the government through the most severe global pandemic in generations. Join Sir Patrick as he outlines the case for why science in government matters, his role during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lessons British science can take forward. Sir Patrick Vallance FRS FMedSci FRCP is Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA), National Technology Adviser (NTA) and Head of the Government Science and Engineering (GSE) Profession. His personal research was in the area of diseases of blood vessels and endothelial biology. Patrick was President, R&D at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) from 2012 until 2017. Prior to this, he was Senior Vice President, Medicines Discovery and Development. He joined the company in May 2006 as Head of Drug Discovery. He was a member of the GSK Board and the Corporate Executive Team. During his period as head of R&D, many new medicines were approved for use worldwide, for diseases ranging from cancer and rare diseases in children, to asthma and HIV. Prior to joining GSK, he was a clinical academic, Professor of Medicine and led the Division of Medicine at UCL. He has many years’ experience of basic science and clinical research, and was a consultant physician in the NHS. His research spanned from work on medicinal chemistry and structural biology, through to cellular work, studies in humans and use of large electronic health record databases.
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