Monday 13 April 2015
Science, Health and Wealth
Sir Paul Nurse and leaders from Tech City and MedCity
The Francis Crick Institute named after the visionary British scientist who played a key role in discovering the structure of DNA, will be the largest biomedical research institute in Europe. Based in the heart of London, the institute is a collaboration between six of the world’s leading medical research organisations – Cancer Research UK, the Wellcome Trust, the UK’s Medical Research Council, University College London, King’s College London and Imperial College London – bringing a range of disciplines together under one roof.
Sir Paul Nurse is Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute and President of the Royal Society in London. Paul Nurse is a geneticist who works on what controls the division and shape of cells. He was Professor of Microbiology at the University of Oxford, CEO of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Cancer Research UK and President of Rockefeller University New York. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2001 and the Royal Society Copley Medal in 2005.
"I don't think cancer will ever be cured"
Sir Paul Nurse is Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute and President of the Royal Society in London. Paul Nurse is a geneticist who works on what controls the division and shape of cells. He was Professor of Microbiology at the University of Oxford, CEO of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and Cancer Research UK and President of Rockefeller University New York. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2001 and the Royal Society Copley Medal in 2005.
