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Joanne Hackett joins Genomics England as new Commercial Director

Joanne Hackett joins Genomics England on 18 April 2017 as its new Commercial Director and lead member of the company’s new Commercial Business Committee.

As Commercial Director, Joanne will develop the next phase of Genomics England’s industry engagement strategy by developing, managing and accelerating relationships with commercial organisations − creating opportunities for collaboration both nationally and globally.

Joanne brings a formidable track record of clinical, academic and entrepreneurial success. Training initially in regenerative medicine, she has gone on to create and sell two companies to major multinationals, and has worked for organisations such as UCLPartners and Cambridge University Health Partners to translate academic research into medical and commercial returns.

Joanne Hackett said: “The relentless pursuit of better health for the patient population is at the heart of Genomics England. I look forward to being part of the journey and plan to work closely with our stakeholders to realise the potential of genomic medicine.”

Sir John Chisholm, Executive Chair at Genomics England said: “We are delighted that Joanne Hackett is joining Genomics England as our new Commercial Director. She will play a pivotal role in accelerating industry engagement to further our goal of developing new diagnostics and treatments, applied in an NHS that is well prepared for a future of genomic medicine. Joanne’s expertise, drive and ambition will help Genomics England to deliver better care and improved outcomes for patients – not just in the UK, but across the world.”

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