The Centre for Drug Development teamThe Centre for Drug Development team
Our leadership team of outstanding drug development professionals are responsible for day-to-day business operations, strategic development and oversight of over 100 drug development and operational staff at sites across the UK.
They lead teams with expertise spanning the full breadth of drug development including:
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preclinical and medical sciences
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regulatory affairs
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project management
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drug safety
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clinical operations
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data management
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quality assurance
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legal
These teams work to ensure all trials are conducted to international quality standards (ICH GCP) and European regulations. Safety on our clinical studies is overseen by our in-house medical team and an external panel of experts on our Protocol Safety and Review Board.
We also work extensively with Cancer Research UK's broader research infrastructure and community, and have access to a large network of clinical oncologists who enable our clinical trials.
Meet the leadership team
Dr Lars Erwig
Director of Drug Development
Lars leads the Centre for Drug Development.
He oversees our early drug development portfolio of preclinical studies and first-in-human trials, working closely with academic and industry partners.
Amber Holmes
Head of Quality, Regulatory and Pharmacovigilance
Amber heads up our Quality, Regulatory Affairs, Pharmacovigilance and Medical Writing teams. They collectively ensure that all trials we sponsor are run to the highest quality and remain compliant with safety and regulatory standards.
Dr Raffaella Mangano
Head of Study, Project and Portfolio Management
Raffaella leads a team of project leaders, clinical study managers and portfolio managers accountable for delivery of our drug development portfolio.
Dr Robert Williams
Chief Drug Development Scientist
Rob heads our preclinical and medical science teams. His teams design and deliver preclinical studies to support regulatory applications. They also lead the development of clinical trial protocols working with researchers in our Experimental Cancer Medicine Centres.
Dr Sarah Halford
Head of Medical Sciences
Sarah is a medical oncologist, who heads up our team of experienced medics, all of whom have been working in oncology drug development for several years. She is also an Honorary Consultant in medical oncology at Barts and the London School of Medicine.
Dr Stephen Nabarro
Head of Clinical Operations and Data Management
Steve leads our Clinical Operations and Data Management team, overseeing clinical trial databases and ensuring trials meet International Conference on Harmonisation GCP guidelines and UK regulations.
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