Former students from the Institute of Genetics and Cancer share stories of their student days and their lives and careers since graduating. Dr Andrea Taylor, CEO of Edinburgh Innovations Ltd Dr Andrea Taylor is CEO of Edinburgh Innovations, the commercialisation arm of The University of Edinburgh. As an entrepreneurial leader, Andrea has more than 25 years of experience in innovation, commercialisation and deal making across academia, industry and the public sector in the life sciences and deep tech sectors. Dr Darren Logan, Vice President of Research at Mars, Inc Dr Darren Logan is Vice President of Research at Mars, Inc. In this role he leads two research institutes, one focused on Food Safety based in China and the other a virtual institute focused on developing early stage science & technology to tackle global problems and harness emerging opportunities around sustainability, AI, and health & wellbeing. Fraser McPhie, Senior Scientific Advisor at the Animal and Plant Health Agency Since leaving IGC in late 2024, Fraser McPhie has worked in the UK Civil Service and is now a Senior Scientific Advisor at the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) providing objective, holistic and evidence-based advice to UK Government policy teams, the UK Chief Veterinary Officer and ministers to support informed decision-making on animal disease control. Dr James Reddington, Associate Director at GSK Omics Technologies Dr James Reddington is Associate Director at GSK Omics Technologies where he leads a team in drug discovery using omics technologies and computational approaches to find drug targets and develop new medicines. This article was published on 2025-06-06
