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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 Managing Director operating in the Pharmaceutical space. If you think a Managing Director 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.
Soren Krogsgaard Thomsen
Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director of BioMe Oxford
Soren is a medical scientist at the University of Oxford, with a background in the natural sciences and genetics research. He previously worked as a consultant for pharma and OBR consulting, and has published on his experiences as an academic entrepreneur. Soren’s current research is focused on translating large-scale genetic data into mechanisms for disease to inform new therapeutic strategies. He dreams of one day enabling similar population-wide microbiome studies using the platform technology under development at BioMe Oxford Ltd.
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About BioMe Oxford, Vertex Pharmaceuticals: Unlocking your gut microbiome by developing a medical device for targeted and non-invasive sampling
Islam Pearson
Managing Director of Greenliving Pharma
Islam is the man in charge, the overseer, protector, and father figure. With his background in property development and renewable energy technologies, he tends to come at the business from the point of view of the customer, and regularly offers a wealth of knowledge to anyone interested. He lives for his work, and may or may not be a gymnast. We’re not quite sure yet.
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About Greenliving Pharma: Greenliving Pharma is a nutraceutical company that distributes pharmaceutical products.
Adam George
UK Managing Director of GW Pharmaceuticals
Adam George has served as our Managing Director – UK since March 2017. Mr. George also acts as our Company Secretary. Prior to taking on his current role, Mr. George served as our Chief Financial Officer since 2012 and Financial Controller since 2007. Mr. George has previously occupied several senior finance roles within both public and privately-owned companies, most recently as Finance Director from 2004 to 2007 and as Group Financial Controller from 2001 to 2004 of Believe It Group Limited (now 4Com plc), a telecommunications service provider. Mr. George holds an BSc. in Biology from Bristol University and is qualified as a chartered accountant.
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About GW Pharmaceuticals: GW Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel therapeutics.
Nativ Segev
Managing Director & Co Founder of MGC Pharmaceuticals
Nativ Segev is the Founder and Director of MGC Pharmaceuticals Ltd.
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About MGC Pharmaceuticals: MGC Pharmaceuticals is a company founded with vision. A vision of globalizing the arena in which Cannabis, and specifically CBD.
Jasbir Singh
Managing Director of HEL LTD
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About HEL LTD: HEL Ltd is a provider of automated and manual tools to clients in the pharmaceutical, and chemical industries.
Dominic Farmer
Managing Director of Cisiv
Dominic Farmer has over 25 years experience in both healthcare technology and observational research. He set up Cisiv to provide technologies for use in real world research following extensive experience with leading global Pharma companies in the software development and implementation of large-scale global studies.
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About Cisiv: Cisiv is a developer of technology solutions for pharmaceutical companies.
Andrew Marr
Managing Director of Marr Consultancy
30 years in the Pharmaceutical industry in Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Operations. 10 years in Regulatory Affairs including UK, US, Preclinical and CMC regulatory roles. 15 years in Regulatory Operations with business-side responsibilities for the development, implementation and process optimisation of regulatory document management and publishing systems and electronic submission to regulatory agencies. 10 years at the forefront of standards and process development for electronic interchange between industry and regulator, on a worldwide basis. Strategy consultant, highly respected in the pharmaceutical sector. Leading consultant on the requirements and business processes for the Extended Eudravigilance Medicinal Product Dictionary (XEVMPD) and Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) Extensive expertise in electronic submission requirements and processes in Europe and US gained from pivotal involvements throughout their development and successful implementation. Extensive experience of the Product Information Management (PIM) programme gained as industry lead since its inception. Extensive network and reputation with regulators, industry, service providers and software vendors working in these spaces
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About Marr Consultancy: Marr Consultancy Ltd provides consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry.
Lesley Wise
Managing Director of Wise Pharmacovigilance & Risk Management
Lesley Wise has more than 15 years of experience in pharmacovigilance both in medicines regulation at at the MHRA, and in the pharmaceutical industry as vice-president and global head of Risk Management Centre of Excellence and Pharmacoepidemiology where she worked closely with colleagues to ensure a companywide approach to Benefit – Risk Management and to maintain compliance with regulatory requirements. Lesley has liaised regularly with regulators, including meetings with PRAC, CHMP and FDA.
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About Wise Pharmacovigilance & Risk Management: Wise Pharmacovigilance and Risk Management Ltd is a consultancy service for all pharmaceutical companies.
