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Jim graduated from Christ’s College Cambridge in 1986 with a degree in computer science and joined Analysys Limited, a Cambridge-based telecommunications consultancy where he headed up its IT, software and web development initiatives. Analysys Managing Director, David Cleevely, was one of the founders of Abcam and Jim moved to join them in 2000 as a Technical Director focussing on building a scalable e-commerce architecture for the startup. He took over the operational management of the UK office as Managing Director in June 2004, working on both Abcam’s growth plans as well as efficiency improvement programmes. In 2009, Jim became Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for overseeing the operational strategy of the Group. Jim left Abcam at the end of 2016 and presently, outside of Qkine, is a NED for a couple of other Cambridge companies – the startup Cambridge Nutraceuticals Limited and the AIM listed Quartix Plc. Jim also chairs the multi-academy trust, the Cambridgeshire Educational Trust