Quintiles invests in biomarker start-up; Glyn Edwards to head

Quintiles has invested £3 million in a new company formed in partnership with the University of Oxford and two of its professors, which will provide oncology consulting services and new cancer biomarkers to clients.

Quintiles has invested £3 million in a new company formed in partnership with the University of Oxford and two of its professors, which will provide oncology consulting services and new cancer biomarkers to clients.

Glyn Edwards, the ex-CEO of Antisoma and the interim CEO of the BioIndustry Association (BIA), has been appointed as CEO...

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