Letter to Blundell.pdf - MartinFrost.ws index page

Sent: 19 March 2008
To: tom@cryst.bioc.cam.ac.uk
Subject: UK Biosciences Federation - Dr Richard Dyer OBE
Professor Sir Tom Blundell FRS,
Biosciences Federation ,
PO Box 11319 ,
London
WC1X 8WQ
United Kingdom
tom@cryst.bioc.cam.ac.uk
Dear Professor Sir Tom Blundell FRS,
I write to you in your capacity as President of the Biosciences Federation (BF). I
bring to your attention the Web Site:
http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/feb2008/dolly_rages.html
It details the activities of Dr Richard Dyer OBE, the current Chief Executive of the
BF. I was wondering whether you felt - after having read the contents of the Web site
- that Dr. Dyer is the appropriate person to be involved in: (i), influencing policy on
restructuring companies and commercialization, (ii), influencing policy on teaching
and training, (iii), influencing policy on openness and transparency, (iv), guiding the
Charities Commission and, (v), influencing policy on ethics.
I also understand that during your time as Chief Executive of the BBSRC you were
Dr. Dyer's line-manager and would respectfully ask you whether you were aware of
any of the events involving Dr. Dyer (please see Web site and down-loadable .pdf
productions) before you appointed him to his current position.
I look forward to hearing from you shortly.
Yours sincerely,
C.c.
Member Organisations of the Biosciences Federation
Independent
The Times
THES