Paul Walker – My 30 Years at YBC

 

Few people can claim to have shaped York Biotech Campus (YBC) quite as profoundly as Paul Walker. From sponsoring the original development programme and helping to design the campus, to relocating his family back to Yorkshire to oversee its operation and growth, Paul has spent more than three decades championing YBC.

As he prepares to retire after a career spanning more than 40 years in public service, he reflects on the journey that brought him to Yorkshire and the evolution of a campus he helped build from the ground up.

Building for the future

Paul’s involvement with YBC began long before the first scientists moved onto the campus. Having built a reputation as a specialist in designing scientific facilities through his work across hospital trusts and central government, he was asked to be the technical development sponsor for a new Central Science...