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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Associate operating in the Biotechnology space. If you think a Associate is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Sanyogitta Puri
Associate Principal Scientist of AstraZeneca
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About AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca: AstraZeneca is a global pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets prescription medicines.
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Louise Almond
Associate Director, Process Sciences of Allergan
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About Allergan, Pharmaron: Allergan is a global pharmaceutical company.
Namrata Turaga
Associate of Apple Tree Partners
Namrata Turaga, an associate with ATP, brings a mix of professional and medical experience to her role. At Boston Consulting Group, she worked as a management consultant across the pharmaceutical, private equity, and consumer industries. Her venture capital experience includes work with Flagship Ventures and Oxford Sciences Innovation. She gained broad expertise across the healthcare industry through previous collaborations with Genentech, DaVita, and the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement. She is a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners and is a practicing physician. Namrata earned an MA in medical sciences with a focus on neuroscience, as well as her medical degree, from St John’s College at Oxford University. She then pursued her MBA at Harvard Business School as a Fulbright Scholar before completing her medical training and residency in the Oxford Deanery.
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About Apple Tree Partners: Apple Tree Partners is a venture capital firm that invests in pharmaceuticals, biotech, medtech, and healthcare services.
Heresh Rezavandi
Ecosystem Strategic Intelligence Lead, Associate Director of UCB
Heresh Rezavandi is the associate director of ecosystem strategic alliance at [UCB Pharma](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/ucb-pharma), a biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company that develops therapeutics for central nervous system and immunological diseases.
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About UCB: UCB Pharma is a biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company.
Gavin Wild
Associate Director of UCB
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About UCB: UCB Pharma is a biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company.
Lynsey Flitton
Associate Director Labeling Strategy Europe of AbbVie
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About AbbVie: AbbVie is a pharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and markets both biopharmaceuticals and small molecule drugs.
Colleen Johnson
Associate Directorof Toxicology & Consultant of Spinifex Pharmaceuticals
Colleen brings over 20 years of experience in the area of toxicology. She holds a M.S. in Toxicology from University of Arizona as well as Board Certification (D.A.B.T.) and specializes in the development of nonclinical toxicology testing programs for new drugs. Her activities include preparation of toxicology summaries for Spinifex’s submissions in support of our development candidates, develops study protocols and monitors the company’s toxicology programs.
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About Spinifex Pharmaceuticals: Spinifex Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology company specializing in the development of products for the treatment of pain.
Martin Murphy
Associate Director of Cambridge Epigenetix
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About Cambridge Epigenetix: Cambridge Epigenetix is using epigenetics to reduce several routine & important diagnostic tests for common cancers to a simple blood draw.
Matt Worrall
Associate Director, Policy & Communication – Oncology of MSD
Matt has more than a decade of healthcare media relations and public affairs experience gained across medical professional bodies, NHS and provider sector. Before joining Portland he was a public affairs executive at ABPI and was Head of Communications at the Royal College of Surgeons. He saw the College through its engagement with the Health & Social Care Act 2012 and high-profile campaigning for the relaxation of the European Working Time Directive. Among his clients in recent years have been the NHS National Screening Committee, NHS England, BMI Healthcare, HCA International, Lilly, Amgen, UCB, Mundipharma, Apple and Alexion.
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About MSD: MSD is a leading global biopharmaceutical company that provides medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and animal health products.
