CGT Catapult appoints Jeanette Evans as chief business officer

1 August 2023

UK-based industry accelerator the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) today announces that Jeanette Evans has been appointed chief business officer (CBO), taking over from Sharon Brownlow, with effect in August 2023.

Ms Evans is a senior business development executive with over 25 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry including working for leading companies such as AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) and Merck & Co (NYSE: MRK).

She joins the CGT Catapult from U cell therapy specialist Adaptimmune (Nasdaq: ADAP), where she most recently served as vice president business development, leading the business development team. Through collaborations and partnerships with industry and academia, her team supported the advancement of Adaptimmune’s cell therapies for the treatment of patients with solid tumours. During her extensive career to date, Jeanette has had the opportunity to lead business development projects and transactions globally, across many therapeutic areas.

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