Extensive scientific experience at Stanford University; Karolinska Institute; Head of R&D at Wyeth Vaccines, USA and Aventis Pasteur. Author of more than 300 original scientific papers. Between 1985 and 1993 he was a member of the Nobel Assembly and its Nobel Committee and member Board of Directors of the Nobel Foundation.

Tim, proposed NED, served as CEO of William Ransom & Son plc. from September 1999 to January 2008, leading its transformation into one of the UK's largest natural healthcare groups. A serial entrepreneur, he has founded and run businesses in wireless technology, environmental management, automated meter reading and property development. He served as a NED of Abcam Ltd. from July 2006 to October 2011.
Tim has a degree in Economics from Cambridge

Nigel has very wide experience in dealing with media/communications with national media at the top level.
In 1986 he founded the UK’s largest independent press agency (NTI) now merged with SWNS, where he is a director, to form £4m Group. At NTI he negotiated with the Foreign & Commonwealth Office to partner for media coverage of G8 and G20 summits and other major events.

Gained a PhD at Cambridge and then trained as an accountant with KPMG in London. Between 1982 and 2000 he was finance director at Marconi Instruments and Colt Group. He joined Abcam in 2000 and was instrumental in its IPO in 2005 before retiring in 2007.