Kevin began his career in the biotechnology industry at Cambridge Antibody Technology (now part of Medimmune, an AstraZeneca company) when CAT was still in its start-up phase. He went on to found and manage Isogenica Ltd and has since held CEO positions with PhosImmune Inc., Activiomics Ltd and F-star GmbH. Kevin studied for his PhD in the laboratory of Sir Gregory Winter at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge and for his MBA at Aston Business School following receipt of a Sainsbury Management Fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering, London.

Nick brings over 30 years of experience in fundraising, public markets and private equity, gained through financial and commercial roles in international pharmaceuticals and technology businesses. Most recently, Nick was CFO of Ixaka Ltd, a private cell and gene therapy company. Prior to this, Nick was CFO at Midatech Pharma PLC, a listed pharmaceutical business with operations in the UK and Spain. He successfully steered Midatech through its IPO on AIM, a dual listing on NASDAQ and subsequent fundraises. Nick is a Chartered Accountant and holds an MBA and a BSc in Pharmacology from Bath University.

José has an over 30 years’ career in the pharmaceutical Industry, both in large pharma and biotech, and has wide experience in designing and leading all Phases (I-IV) of oncology clinical trials, including 3 large Phase III registration studies. José has occupied leadership and senior management positions (CMO, SVP, VP) with department-founding duties in clinical development and medical affairs. Whilst serving as Vice President, Clinical Development, at Celgene Corporation, he was responsible for the Phase III development of Abraxane in pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and metastatic breast cancer. José is author or co-author of more than 60 publications in the area of Oncology, with over 9,000 citations. He is an active member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO).

Ashley brings over 25 years of experience leading business and strategy development, licensing and deal-making within the biopharmaceutical industry. Most recently, Ashley served as VP of Business Development at RemedyBio, a discovery and development precision immunotherapy company. During his career Ashley has worked with both small and large organisations, including Lonza Biologics, Almac Sciences, Fulcrum Pharma, OncoSynergy, NexGenix and SeaGull Therapeutics, where he was Chief Executive Officer. He holds a BSc in Chemistry from University College Cork, an MSc in Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Sciences from the University of Aberdeen and an MBA from the University of Lincoln.

Leanne has over 20 years’ experience developing therapeutics from bench to clinic. She has worked as a scientist to develop vaccines at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), GlaxoSmithKline on the development of small molecules and monoclonal antibodies and then the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult with focus on the translation of cell and gene therapies. Leanne then moved into project management at University College London (UCL), working with academics and clinicians at UCL to secure translational research grants for the development of biologics, cell therapy and medical device modalities and then managing these grants with particular focus on funder liaison and sub-contractor management. She gained her EngD in Biochemical Engineering from University College London and is an APM PMQ qualified project manager

Andrew has over 25 years of experience in the life sciences industry, holding management and executive positions in both the CRO and biotechnology sector, supporting pharmaceutical development. Andrew started his career within the bioanalytical space before focusing on project management, leading multinational teams responsible for all aspects of clinical trial management in Phase I to Phase III trials. Prior to joining Epsilogen, Andrew worked as an Executive Director of Clinical Development at Syneos Health where he was responsible for the development, oversight, execution and management of several clinical programs for targeted cancer therapies. Andrew holds a BSc in Environment Chemistry from Leeds University.

Elizabeth has more than 15 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Most recently, Elizabeth was a Senior Director at AstraZeneca leading a team supporting preclinical research in Oncology. Prior to that Elizabeth worked at Evotec in the Inflammation and immunology group and Novartis in the Respiratory group. Throughout her career Elizabeth has been the biology lead on a number of projects from across the drug discovery process ranging from target validation to those in clinical trials. Elizabeth has a PhD from the National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College and a Masters in Biochemistry from Bath University.