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Dr Aileen Allsopp - Joint-Chair, Science and Trust Expert
Group; Vice President for Science Policy, Research and Design,
AstraZeneca
Aileen Allsop is Vice President for Science Policy, R&D,
AstraZeneca. She was born in Essex and educated in London, her
first degree is in Biochemistry and her PhD is in Molecular
Genetics. She joined Beecham Pharmaceuticals in 1981, immediately
after completing her doctorate. Since then she has worked for over
25 years in the pharmaceutical industry, initially in drug
discovery, latterly in drug development and most recently in
Science Policy, where she leads the team on behalf of AstraZeneca
R&D.
Her technical background is infectious disease, in which field
she has led AstraZeneca’s programmes in research biology, disease
strategy and development projects. In her current role she leads a
global team who are focused on integration between AstraZeneca’s
research and skills with the wider scientific community, the UK
being a major part of that agenda. The team has a wide remit
ranging from Bioethics such as the use of animals or stem cells in
research through to working to improve the UK Science Base.