Dr James Barnes joined BerGenBio in March 2019 and is now Chief Operating Officer. He has 15 years’ experience across a wide range of business functions and therapeutic areas, including oncology. His early and late stage development experience, recently focused on innovative breakthrough products for rare diseases, has been gained from both pharmaceutical and consultancy roles. He has a Cellular & Molecular Biology PhD from the University of Bristol in the field of colorectal cancer and held a Postdoctoral Research position in Human Embryonic Stem Cells at the University of Sheffield.