Lonza Hires Scientific Advisor

Lonza Group Ltd. announces Prof. Jonathan Knowles, former member of the Roche executive committee and head of group research, will join Lonza in a part-time role as scientific advisor. In this role, he will be mainly supporting the LIFT (Lonza Innovation for Future Technologies) initiative of Lonza. LIFT is designed to deliver long-term technology breakthroughs and new business platforms across all Lonza divisions.

Knowles scientific experience to transforming great scientific ideas into valuable tangible businesses will be important to help developing the LIFT program further. Knowles will in addition facilitate the augmentation of Lonza’s external scientific network in order to expand the reach and impact of LIFT.