Dr Cliff Elcombe - Co-Founder and Research Director
Dr Cliff Elcombe is co-founder and Technical Director of CXR Biosciences, as well as a Senior Lecturer in the Biomedical Research Centre, University of Dundee Medical School. Prior to founding CXR, Cliff joined the University of Dundee in February 1997 after an 18-year career at Zeneca's (formerly Imperial Chemical Industries) Central Toxicology Laboratory in Cheshire, England, where he was a Senior Scientist in Investigative Toxicology.
Dr. Elcombe’s research interests are focused on understanding mechanisms of target organ toxicity thereby facilitating scientifically-based risk assessment. Dr. Elcombe received his BSc and PhD in biochemistry from the University of Surrey and was awarded the European Society of Toxicology's young scientist award in 1984.
Dr Elcombe is the author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications and has served on several national and international advisory committees.
Management
Dr Eddie Doyle - Head of Laboratory Operations
Eddie has over 30 years experience of drug development. Before joining CXR he was Assistant Director of Drug Analysis, GlaxoSmithKline, managing a group representing multiple areas of scientific expertise. These covered toxicology, biotransformation and pharmacokinetics in support of Discovery, Pre-Clinical and Clinical drug development.
Mrs Mary Ballantyne – Sales Director.
Mary has 30 years experience of health care and health care solutions. Before joining CXR Mary worked for 10 years in the NHS and then 20 years in the Pharmaceutical industry where she fulfilled a variety of Sales, Marketing, Training and Management roles.
Mr Gavin Hands - Financial Controller
Gavin has over 20 years experience in the financial management of small companies encompassing a wide variety of different sectors and is a fellow of the ACCA and a member of the ICAEW.
Dr Peter Mulderry - Head of Project Management
