Dr Melanie Lee, PhD, CBE, is CEO of LifeArc. Melanie has pursued a 30-year career in healthcare R&D and gained leadership experience both from the biopharmaceutical industry and from the medical research charity sector. Melanie's previous roles have included Chief Scientific Officer at BTG PLC (most recently) as well as senior positions at GSK, Celltech and UCB. She has previously held Trustee appointments at Cancer Research Technology and Cancer Research UK and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sanofi and UK DRI Ltd.