Chris Newton

Chris Newton is a chemist and business executive who has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over forty years. Chris began their career as a medicinal chemist with May and Baker/Rhone Poulenc, where they worked for eight years before moving into management. In 2000, they became the chief scientific officer of Argenta Discovery, and they consulted for Christopher Newton International Consulting from 2005 to 2017. Chris has been a board member of INVENTIVA SA since 2017 and is currently the director of Toxys.

Chris Newton has a 1st from the University of Cambridge in Natural Sciences, a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) from the University of Sheffield in Organic Chemistry, and certification from Founders4Schools as a speaker at West Hill School in Stalybridge.