There are some interesting articles on Sir Christopher Evans. This link to a short biography of his is an interesting read.
http://213.219.8.102/pdfs/innovation/innovation2004/cv_evans.pdf

Sir Christpher Evans Obe

Sir Christopher Evans is widely regarded as one of Europe's leading biotechnology entrepreneurs.

He was given an OBE in 1995 and In 2001 he was Knighted for his services to the sector. Sir Christopher Evans runs a venture capital company called Merlin Biosciences.

Founded in 1996, it manages or advises more than £270m of investments in the biotechnology industry.

See this link for more information

http://www.excaliburfundmanagers.co.uk/

Christopher Evans has established 20 science companies.

The firms Sir Christopher has founded have a combined value of more than £1bn and employ more than 2,000 people.