• Engineer, Entrepreneur, Mentor, Scientist, Product & Corporate Development

• 25 years C-suite experience in life science industry

• Commercial, licensing & M&A’s

• Publicly listed orthopedic and private company Boards

• Musician, family, hiking, crossfit and lives 10 minutes from his favorite football team and Emirates Arsenal Stadium in London

BIO

Samuel has over 25 years’ experience in technology commercialisation, licensing and business development. He has executed a wide number of transactions ranging from negotiating license agreements and M&As, to transformational technology partnerships with companies such as Merck, GSK, Pharmacia (merged with Pfizer) and Abbott (now AbbVie) as well as helping to establish preclinical research programs with numerous industrial partners. He has also set up joint ventures, start-ups, and spinout companies to develop novel technologies. Samuel has previously served as Chief Business Officer & Director of an oncology company, and Chief Commercial Officer of a listed biotech company and is currently serving as a non-executive Director of a listed orthopaedics company. He started his professional career as a pilot plant engineer at Imperial College, London, followed by scientific research at University College London, before moving into business & commercial development. Samuel also has co-founded and invested in several start-ups. Samuel’s hobbies include, trying to play the saxophone, spending time with the family, and contributing to mentoring programs.