Top scientist’s industry move heralds stem-cell shift

August 31, 2009

Stephen Minger is one of the leading stem-cell scientists in the United Kingdom, known for his work both as a researcher and as a high-profile public advocate for the field. He gained one of the first UK licences for the derivation of human embryonic stem cells, and generated the first human embryonic stem-cell line in the country. In September, he will leave his post as director of the Stem Cell Biology Laboratory at King’s College London to take up a new role at GE Healthcare, the medical technologies company headquartered near Amersham, UK. (Nature News)