Sharon co-founded Renovo in October 2000 and is currently Chief Scientific Officer and Director responsible for Quality Assurance. She was responsible for establishing and building all of the research and development capabilities within the company and is responsible for providing strategic direction and support to all of Renovo’s preclinical and potential preclinical programmes including identifying and evaluating external opportunities to ensure pipeline progression.

Sharon was voted North West Business Woman Entrepreneur of the Year in April 2008. She sits on the Government’s Bioscience Innovation and Growth Team Steering Group, is a member of AGMA’s Business Leadership Council and is a member of the North West Science Council Biohealth team.

Before forming Renovo, Sharon had an academic research career in the field of wound healing and scarring for >14 years, received many awards and grants, published and lectured widely, and was latterly at the University of Manchester as a Senior Research Fellow.

In 2006 she was award a Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors.

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