In this episode of Careers in Discovery, Tom meets with Annelise Vuidepot, Chief Technology Officer and UK Site Head at Immunocore, one of the UK’s most successful Biotech companies.

Annelise was there on day one in 2000, when Immunocore spun out from Oxford University, and she’s been at the heart of the company’s pioneering work in T-cell receptor-based therapies ever since. She shares her story of building a new technology from scratch, the long road to Immunocore’s first approved drug, and how the company continues to evolve and innovate across oncology, infectious disease, and now autoimmunity.

We explore what it takes to lead through 25 years of change, how Immunocore maintained a unified culture through hypergrowth, and why curiosity, resilience, and purpose are the keys to a fulfilling scientific career.