John Richards

John Richards has extensive work experience in the pharmaceutical industry. John has been a Non Executive Director at Aptamer Group since 2021 and a Head of Pharmaceutical Development at Comanche Biopharma since 2021. Prior to that, they were a Scientific Advisor at Arch Therapetics from 2016 to 2020, a Sr Vice President at Novartis from 2020 to 2021, a Senior Vice President Head of Pharmaceutical Development and Vice President Global Technical Development at The Medicines Company from 2009 to 2021, a Vice President Manufacturing Operations at Panacos Pharmaceuticals from 2006 to 2009, a Vice President Manufacturing Operations at The Medicines Company from 1997 to 2006, a Director Process Development at Immulogic Pharmaceutical Corporation from 1993 to 1997, a Manager Peptide Chemistry at Zeneca from 1989 to 1993, and a Manager at Cambridge Research Biochemicals from 1986 to 1989.

John Richards attended the University of Oxford from 1975 to 1982, where they earned a BA(Hons) and a DPhil in Peptide Chemistry.