Dr Kirsty Winn

Kirsty Winn is a cell biologist and pharmacologist with more than 20 years’ experience in early drug discovery and lead generation. She is currently an External Drug Discovery Project Lead at the Medicines Discovery Catapult. She is responsible for providing drug discovery advice, scientific due diligence and robust research plans alongside UK medicines discovery innovators. Prior to MDC Kirsty led integrated drug discovery programmes for a large CRO, and before that worked 15 years in the pharmaceutical industry. As a team leader in AstraZeneca’s Global HTS group Kirsty was responsible for delivering hit generation strategies, assay and technology development and leading external alliances and innovation partnerships.