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IN BRIEF: Oxford Nanopore Technologies CEO to leave at end of 2026

11th Aug 2025 10:31

Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC - Oxford, England-based specialist in DNA and RNA sequencing technologies - Chief Executive Officer Gordon Sanghera will leave the company at the end of 2026, after more than 20 years in post, having co-founded the Oxford Nanopore in 2005. It says it has started a formal search for a successor "to lead the company through its next phase of growth and commercialisation".

Sanghera says: "By next year I will have been CEO of Oxford Nanopore for 21 years. With strong foundations in place for the company's continued success, I believe this will be the right time for me to pass the reins to a new leader. In making this decision it has been important to me that the Board have ample time to identify a successor to ensure a smooth transition."

Current stock price: 205.89 pence, down 4.2% in London on Monday

12-month change: up 69%

By Tom Waite, Alliance News editor

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