Sir Richard Sykes

Sir Richard Sykes became Rector of Imperial College London in January 2001. He was awarded a PhD in Microbial Biochemistry from Bristol University and a DSc from the University of London. Sir Richard stood down as Chairman of GlaxoSmithKline plc in May 2002 after a 30 year long career with the world-leading research based pharmaceutical company.

Sir Richard received his knighthood in the 1994 New Year honours list for services to the pharmaceutical industry. He sits on a number of government and scientific Committees, was appointed Chairman of the Bioscience Leadership Council in November 2003 and has recently accepted the role of Chair of the WHO International Advisory board which oversees the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform. He served as President of the British Association for the Advancement of Science 1998-1999 and holds a number of honorary degrees and awards from institutions both in the UK and overseas.

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