Fraser Black has been appointed MD of the James Hutton Institute’s new commercial subsidiary, James Hutton Limited.
James Hutton Limited brings together the institute’s two former commercial subsidiaries Mylnefield Research Services Ltd (MRS) and Macaulay Scientific Consulting Ltd (MSC), which boast expertise in translating science into products and services that industry looks for, including analysis, research and consultancy.
The new company provides services to more than 28 countries around the world, from small and medium enterprises to large multinationals.
A graduate from Edinburgh University, Black has a successful track record of growing markets, and bringing products, solutions and services to market in the bioscience sector.
He has considerable international experience, having lived and worked across the USA, Germany and the UK for organisations such as BioCity Scotland, GE Life Sciences and Amersham Bioscience. He is also a member of the Life Science Advisory Board (LiSAB) Scotland and the Glasgow Economic Leadership (GEL) Board for Life Sciences.
Allan Stevenson, chair of James Hutton Limited, welcomed the appointment of Black: 'His significant international exposure, leadership and commercialisation experience in science base organisations will add further strength to the team at James Hutton Ltd and the Institute as a whole,' he said.
Black added: “I am thrilled to be taking up the role of managing director of James Hutton Limited. I look forward to working with the team at James Hutton Limited, our customers and key stakeholders to capitalise the significant opportunities for commercialising the intellectual property, knowledge, services and products of the James Hutton Group.”
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