Richard Vickers Ph.D.
Dr. Vickers is Chief Scientific Officer, Antimicrobials and Programme Lead for CDI, Summit Therapeutics. He joined Summit in 2003 and during his time has worked in a variety of roles involved in the development and management of various antibacterial therapeutic programs. This includes leading the discovery and development of ridinilazole, the investigational antibiotic for the treatment of a C. difficile infection. Prior to joining Summit, Dr Vickers undertook postdoctoral research studies with Professor Stephen Davies at the University of Oxford and held a Stipendiary Lectureship in organic chemistry at St. Catherine’s College in Oxford. Dr Vickers received a Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Reading and a B.Sc. in chemistry from King’s College London.
