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Dr. Tim Harris is a molecular biologist and biotech executive whose career spans the industry from 1974 to today, including leadership roles at Celltech, Glaxo, Biogen, and Bioverativ, and the founding of several biotech companies. He is the author of In Pursuit of Unicorns: A Journey Through 50 Years of Biotechnology (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press).
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Title In Pursuit of Unicorns Publisher Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press Edition Updated paperback, March 2026
ISBN 978-1-62182-561-6 Pages 546
About Dr. Harris
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Book cover
Front cover of the updated paperback edition.
What Dr. Harris can speak to
Speaking & Interview Topics
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The 50-year history of biotechnology, in one story
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From bench to boardroom: building and running biotech companies
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The technologies that changed medicine — cloning, antibodies, genomics, gene editing, cell therapy
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Science, business, and the ethics of fast-moving innovation
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Lessons from companies that succeeded — and ones that did not
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What comes next, including the rise of plant biotechnology
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In Pursuit of Unicorns
A journey through 50 years of biotechnology, by Dr. Tim Harris. Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press.
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