Sir John Bell is President of the Ellison Institute of Technology in Oxford.
Professor Sir John Bell CH, GBE, FRS is Regius Professor of Medicine at Oxford University. President of the Academy of Medical Sciences (2006 to 2011);Chair, Office for the Strategic Coordination of Health Research until 2017;Chair, Rhodes Trust;UK Life Sciences Champion since 2011. Appointed Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) in 2015 and Companion of Honour (CH) in 2023 for services to medicine, medical research and the life science industry. Co-developed and wrote both the 2017 UK Life Sciences Industrial Strategy and 2021 Life Sciences Vision, providing recommendations to HM Government on ensuring the long-term success of the life sciences sector. Led the development of the Old Road Campus in Oxford and contributed extensively to the UK response to Covid.