Professor David Secher
- College positions:
Life Fellow. College Lecturer in Cell Biology (1980-2005), Tutor for Graduate Students (1992-2000), Registrary (2010-2012), Senior Bursar (2012-2018)Acting Registrary (Michaelmas Term 2025)
- Subjects: Natural Sciences
Other positions
Governor of Coventry University Group; trustee, The Trinity Challenge; Cambridge United Charities trustee ; trustee, The C茅sar and Celia Milstein Foundation; Director, Cambridge KT Ltd; Chair, Fitzwilliam Museum (Enterprises) Ltd; Non-executive Director, Crossword Cybersecurity plc (2014-2024); Governor, Hills Road Sixth Form College (2013-2016); Chairman, PraxisUnico (2009-10); Chief Executive, N8 research Partnership (2006-2008); Director of Research Services, University of Cambridge (2000-2005); Director of Drug Development, Cancer Research Campaign (now Cancer Research UK) (1991-2000). Co-founder and Chairman (2002-2008) of Knowledge Exchange UK - the international technology transfer training programme.
Awards and prizes
Queen's Award for Enterprise Promotion (2007) Lifetime Award.
Lifetime Achievement Award, Knowledge Exchange UK (2023).
Elected member: European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), Institute of Physics.
Research interests
Technology transfer and intellectual property, development of new treatments for cancer
Publications
'', Times Higher Education, 28 February 2019
'', Times Higher Education, 18 October 2018
Other interests
Sailing, cooking, cycling, skiing