Tim Harris (born 11 May 1950) is a molecular biologist/biochemist who is a science and business leader who has led laboratory work, scientists and companies in a range of research activities in the Biotechnology Industry since 1978.
Harris was educated at Uppingham school and obtained a BSc in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Virology with Prof Peter Wildy at the University of Birmingham.
[5][6] He was CEO of SGX Pharmaceuticals from 1999 to 2006, VP R&D at Sequana Therapeutics (1993-1999), and Director of the Advanced Technology Program and CTO at SAIC-Frederick, Inc. (2007-2011).
Some of the most important include identifying genes involved in ALS using exome sequencing and finding risk factors associated with NMO.
[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] He has written a book on the history of the biotech industry called ' In pursuit of unicorns: A journey through 50 years of biotechnology' which will be published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press in early 2024.