Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills, John Denham, today announced the appointment of Professor Douglas Kell as Chief Executive and Deputy Chair of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
Announcing the appointment John Denham said:
"I welcome Professor Kell to the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. His academic and research background and his commercial experience, will be a great asset to the Council".
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Professor Kell said:
"I am delighted to take this opportunity to lead BBSRC at what is a very exciting time for post-genomic and predictive biology and their application across the biosciences.
"The UK has a world-class bioscience research community which underpins vital sectors such as agriculture, healthcare and food production. Our aim must now be to embed new, multidisciplinary approaches to tackling the major problems where bioscience can help with solutions, and to do so in a way that not only sustains and builds on the excellence of UK bioscience research but which continues to maximise the economic and social impact of BBSRC science."
BBSRC funds the highest quality research and related postgraduate training in the biological sciences. In this financial year it is receiving around £430 million from the Science Budget.
Professor Kell will take up the post on 1 October 2008. The appointment is for four years.
