Kate Bingham
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Born | Catherine Elizabeth Bingham 19 October 1965 London, England |
Alma mater | University of Oxford (MA) Harvard University (MBA) |
Occupation | Venture capitalist |
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Dame Catherine Elizabeth Bingham
Early life and education
Bingham was born in London, the only daughter of the barrister and judge
Bingham then pursued further studies at
Career
Bingham worked in business development for
As of January 2021 Bingham is listed as being a director of the following active companies:[3] Mestag Therapeutics Ltd; Cybele Therapeutics Ltd; Bicycle tx Ltd; Bicycle Therapeutics plc; Sitryx Therapeutics Ltd; Pulmocide Ltd; Autifony Therapeutics Ltd; Bicycle RD Ltd; SV Health Investors Ltd (whose subsidiaries include the Dementia Discovery Fund);[13] and SV Health Managers LLP.
She also serves on the boards of the Francis Crick Institute[11] and the British government's Advanced Research and Invention Agency.[14]
HM Government appointment
In May 2020 Bingham was appointed
Dame Kate's work on the UK's
Awards and honours
In January 2017 Bingham received the Lifetime Achievement Award of the BioIndustry Association UK.[12]
She was appointed
Views on science policies
Bingham has expressed views on how the UK covid vaccination programme could have been better run,[31] and on how UK potential in life sciences could be improved.[32][33] She published her account of the seven months she spent chairing the Vaccine Taskforce in her book The Long Shot, in which she shared lessons for future pandemics and offered advice on how government can work more successfully with industry.[34]
Personal life
Bingham married Jesse Norman in 1992; the couple have two sons and a daughter.[35] Norman is a Conservative Party politician and a member of Parliament since 2010, who has held various ministerial posts since 2016.[36]
References
- ^ a b "Fellow". The Academy of Medical Sciences.
- ISBN 0-9711966-2-1.
- ^ a b "Catherine Elizabeth BINGHAM". Companies House. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ a b c Cookson, Clive (13 November 2020). "Scientists defend controversial head of UK vaccine task force". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Objectives of the Taskforce". gov.uk. 22 February 2023.
- ^ Tominey, Camilla (19 March 2021). "Kate Bingham exclusive interview: 'EU leaders undermining the vaccine are completely irresponsible'". The Telegraph. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Rachel (23 June 2001). "From here to maternity Conventional thinking says women waste a brilliant education by becoming full-time mothers. Not so, says Rachel Johnson". Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Kate Bingham appointed chair of UK Vaccine Taskforce". GOV.UK. 16 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "In the UK, She Leads the Search for a COVID Vaccine". Harvard Business School. 23 August 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ Rathod, Nikita (4 May 2022). "Postgraduate students celebrate academic success at graduation".
- ^ a b "Kate Bingham, Board Member". Francis Crick Institute. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Kate Bingham, Management Partner". svhealthinvestors.com. SV Health Investors. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "SV Health Investors UK Limited: Annual Report and Financial Statements". Companies House. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
- ^ "Research agency supporting high risk, high reward research formally established" (Press release). 26 January 2023.
- ^ "Boris Johnson's profligacy problem". The Economist. 14 November 2020. Archived from the original on 13 July 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Covid-19: Vaccination targets could be exceeded, says Kate Bingham". BBC News. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Merrifield, Ryan (14 October 2020). "Oxford coronavirus vaccine boss warns UK won't get back to normal until at least July". Daily Mirror. London. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Pogrund, Gabriel (7 November 2020). "Vaccine tsar Kate Bingham runs up £670,000 PR bill". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Dame Kate Bingham book launch, Skylon Park. Friday 21st October 2022". nmite.ac.uk. New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering.
- ^ Kuchler, Hannah (18 October 2022). "The Long Shot — Kate Bingham on Britain's Covid vaccine rollout". The Financial Times.
- ^ Bolzen, Stefanie; Guerrera, Antonello (6 February 2021). "Former UK vaccines chief says yes to Russian jab if data is good". DIE WELT. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ Balls, Katy (6 February 2021). "Secrets of the Vaccine Taskforce's success". www.spectator.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "No. 63377". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2021. p. B8.
- ^ Malnick, Edward (5 June 2021). "Exclusive: Queen to honour Kate Bingham with a damehood". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Lord Mayor Russell on Twitter
- ^ Anon (2023). "Kate Bingham". royalsociety.org. London: Royal Society.
- ^ "Royal Academy of Engineering welcomes 73 new Fellows". Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Annual General Meeting 2021" (PDF). Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine.
- ^ "Honorary Fellows' Directory". British Pharmacological Society.
- ^ "The Long Shot — Kate Bingham on Britain's Covid vaccine rollout".
- ^ Bingham, Kate (24 January 2023). "Britain is losing its chance to become a life sciences superpower". The Financial Times.
- ^ Bingham, Kate (22 June 2023). "Kate Bingham: we have a golden opportunity to give the NHS a hand". The Times.
- ^ Sylvester, Rachel (15 October 2022). "Kate Bingham: No 10 felt I was getting too big for my boots". The Times.
- ^ Merrick, Jane (7 October 2012). "Jesse Norman: 'The British people are crying out for leadership'". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Jesse Norman: Parliamentary career". UK Parliament. Retrieved 10 September 2023.