Riccardo Pigliucci Non-Executive Director

Riccardo Pigliucci joined Oxford Nanopore as a non-executive director in November 2006 bringing with him extensive commercial experience of the Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical markets. From May 1999 to November 2005, Riccardo served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Discovery Partners International, a NASDAQ listed drug discovery services company. From February 1996 to April 1998, he was Chief Executive Officer of Life Sciences International PLC, a UK listed global supplier of scientific equipment and consumables. Prior to that, he was a long term employee serving in a number of capacities at The Perkin-Elmer Corporation, now Applera Corporation, a global life science and analytical instrument company, including President and Chief Operating Officer from 1993 to 1995.

Riccardo Pigliucci is also a director of the Dionex Corporation (NASDAQ: DNEX) and Biosphere Medical (NASDQ: BSMD) and several privately held companies.