Norman Carey Explained

Norman Henry Carey (8 February 19345 November 2017) was a British scientist who helped to establish Celltech in 1980, where he was the founding director of research and development until 1992.^{[1] [2]}

Born in Newport, Wales, he attended St Julian's secondary school in Newport, before winning a scholarship at the age of 17 to read natural sciences at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.^[1] He graduated from Cambridge with a BA in 1954 and with a PhD in biochemistry in 1958.^[3]

He worked at George Washington University, St Thomas' Hospital, and G.D. Searle, prior to joining Celltech in 1980.^[1] While at Searle in the 1970s he was a doctoral supervisor to Michael Houghton, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2020.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dr Norman Carey . . 18 May 2024.
2. Web site: Tim Harris . A British Biotech Biopedia: Early Days in the U.K. . Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News . 18 May 2024.
3. The Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 July 1998
4. Web site: Michael Houghton Biographical . . 18 May 2024.