Richard Price

Richard Price has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Beginning in 1995, they worked as a High Throughput Screener at GlaxoSmithKline. Richard then moved on to Brecon Pharmaceuticals in 1996 as a Clinical Trials Manager. In 1997, they joined British Biotech as a Molecular Pharmacologist HTP, where they designed high throughput automated screens for drug discovery targets.

In 1999, Price joined QIAGEN as an Application Specialist, and later became a Senior Sales Specialist for Automated Solutions. Richard then held the position of Automated Solutions Business Manager for the EMEA region, followed by the role of Head of Applied Testing Commercial Operations EMEA. From 2007 to 2009, they were responsible for delivering growth targets in various business areas, including forensics and veterinary diagnostics.

In 2010, Price also became a Magistrate for the Herefordshire county, serving on the Adult bench and leveraging their legal knowledge to make decisions in the pursuit of justice.

Returning to QIAGEN in 2018, they were appointed as the Global Head and GM of Forensics and Human Identification Business. In 2019, they took on the role of Senior Director and later became the Vice President and General Manager - Global Head of Human Identity & Forensic. Additionally, Price served as the Managing Director for both QIAGEN Healthcare Biotechnologies Limited and QIAGEN Healthcare Biotechnologies Systems Limited.

Looking ahead, Price will assume the role of Vice President at QIAGEN NORTH AMERICAN HOLDINGS, INC and Verogen starting in 2023.

Richard Price attended Gwernyfed, although the specific dates are not provided. In 1993, they began studying Biology at the University of the West of England and completed their degree in 1996. Richard then pursued Advanced Leadership Studies at the University of Saint Gallen from 2008 to 2010. In 2018, Richard attended The Knowledge Academy for a short period, obtaining the PRINCE2 Practitioner certification in Business and Project Management. In the education history provided, it is not stated whether Richard Price obtained a degree from the University of Oxford, so no assumptions should be made about their academic achievement from this specific institution.