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This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Chairman operating in the Life Science space. If you think a Chairman 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.
George Goldsmith
Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of COMPASS Pathways
George is a serial entrepreneur with significant experience in pharmaceutical regulation. George’s early training and experience was a multi-disciplinary blending of cognitive psychology, clinical psychology and computer science.His first company, The Human Interface Group, was a pioneer in collaborative software and acquired by Lotus Development. George led the Lotus Institute and developed software and services to support high-performance, distributed teamwork. George then created TomorrowLab, which provided strategic guidance to internet businesses in the late 1990s. At the same time, he became a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company’s leadership, and eventually joined McKinsey as CEO of TomorrowLab@McKinsey. Subsequently, as a member of the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) and its International Board of Directors, George founded YPO Networks. In 2002, George founded Tapestry Networks, an organisation committed to improving leadership performance and governance effectiveness in regulated sectors. He still serves as Tapestry Networks’ Non-Executive Chairman. George also serves on the board of directors for AnaBios, a company redefining drug discovery. He and his wife, Ekaterina Malievskaia MD, live in London.
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About COMPASS Pathways: Compass Pathways is a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health.
Anthony Colletta
Chairman of Fluidic Analytics
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About : Fluidic Analytics designs, develops and manufactures tools that seek to revolutionise the way proteins are characterised.
Henry Thomson
Chairman of Anglo Scientific
Henry Hyde-Thomson is Co-Founder at Phasor Solutions. He is Founder & Chairman at Anglo Scientific.
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About Anglo Scientific, Anglo Scientific, Phasor Solutions, SeeQuestor Ltd: Anglo Scientific is in the business of seeking out technology and business opportunities and creating and growing companies around them.
Colin Bennett
Non Executive Chairman of EnteroBiotix
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About EnteroBiotix, University of Oxford: EnteroBiotix is a developer of novel medicinal products intended to restore health and prevent bacterial infections.
Adrian Eaglestone
Chairman of Learning Science
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About eFiling, Learning Science: Learning Science is the science and engineering learning technology partner.
Robert Thong
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Multiomic Health
Robert has made the art of consulting his life’s work. As Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Unleash, he applies a wealth of experience to his personal mission: creating world-beating organisations. A supportive advisor to senior executives, Robert combines experienced know-how with an open mindset, delivering results that keep his clients coming back for more. Moving to the UK from Malaysia as a super-smart, teenage maths whiz, Robert started his career as an actuary. Finding business more interesting than statistical models, it wasn’t long before he decided to pursue the MBA that would introduce him to the world of management consulting. Initially focusing on analytical strategy development and operations improvement across various industries, Robert was soon drawn towards managing strategic change in R&D-driven organisations. Robert’s deep understanding of the inner workings of the pharmaceutical industry combined with his appreciation of a senior executive’s daily pressures, is a rare find indeed. He has not only been the pharmaceutical practice head in major consultancies, held P&L accountability and board positions, Robert has also spent much of his time on the ground understanding the real-life issues facing clients in laboratories, factories, pharmacies and physician offices. Coming from an analytical background himself, Robert had to learn in practice about the importance of managing change and engaging people to ensure lasting results, and was inspired to help clients do the same. Robert is dedicated to his clients winning long-term. After founding a boutique consultancy focused on the management practices of small-to-mid sized outfits competing with Big Pharmas, he decided to follow his true calling: guiding leaders and organisations of all types and sizes to success through people-driven strategy execution.
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About Multiomic Health, Selvedge Venture: Multiomic Health is building a precision therapeutics discovery platform for metabolic syndrome diseases
Peter Innes PhD
Chairman of Ascus Biosciences
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About : Ascus Biosciences uses novel microbial community screening methods to discover, develop, and commercialize next generation feed additives.
John Harper
Chairman of Science4you
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About Science4you: Science4you offers a wide variety of educational toys and games. Distributes to 35 countries worldwide
Maureen Coleman
Executive Chairman of CN Bio Innovations
Mrs Coleman has amassed over 20 years’ experience within the pharmaceutical industry, latterly as VP Global Strategy Development for GlaxoSmithKline. Since 2007 she has been working with a number of investor-backed companies including as founding Chief Executive of NovaThera, a regenerative medicine spin-out from Imperial College London, and as Director, Chairman and Chief Executive of life science spin-out companies from Oxford, Kings College, and Brunel Universities. Mrs Coleman is currently Chairman of Parafricta Ltd, a wound care materials business, and is a Director of MedInnovate Ltd, a technology consultancy spanning the healthcare industry. Mrs Coleman joined CN Bio Innovations in 2009 and became Chairman in 2011. She brings a wealth of sector relevant knowledge to the CNBIO team and experienced leadership in developing early stage life science businesses.
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About CN Bio Innovations, CN Bio Innovations, Parafricta: CN Bio develops human organ-on-a-chip platforms for the testing and development of therapeutics for serious human diseases.
Eliot Charles
Executive Chairman of MiroBio
Eliot Charles is the Executive Chairman of MiroBio. He also serves as a mentor at Creative Destruction Labs.
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About Creative Destruction Lab (CDL), MiroBio: MiroBio is Harnessing the natural control mechanisms of the immune system.
