MBA, London Business School. MA Engineering, Economics and Management, University of Oxford. John has extensive experience guiding global pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical tech firms in addressing complex challenges across R&D, commercial, and corporate development. Before founding Novasecta, he held key roles in renowned consulting firms and served on executive boards for University of Cambridge biotech startups.
PhD. Head of the Clinical Microbiology Department at the Ramón y Cajal University Hospital (Madrid, Spain) and associated Professor of Clinical Microbiology at Complutense University, Madrid. ESCMID Fellow, previously Chairman of EUCAST and President of the Spanish Society of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology (SEIMC).
Retired Prof of Medical Microbiology, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. Previously Director of Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring and Reference Laboratory in Public Health England. David has authored over 500 papers and appears on Clarivate's 'Most Cited' list. He has edited for multiple journals and, until 2021, he served on the UK Government's Advisory Committees on Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare-Infection.
PhD Microbiology, Regulatory Consultant and Scientific Advisor CARB-X, previously FDA reviewer, Director BioScience Laboratories.
MSc Pharmacology and Toxicology, PhD Pharmacology. European registered toxicologist (ERT). Extensive experience in pharmaceutical drug research and development, in particular within pre-clinical sciences. Previously employed by Nycomed/ Amersham Health/GE Healthcare, Clavis Pharma, Aker Biopharma and Aker Biomarine.
MSc Pharmacy and MBA, UK. Founder of Antimicrobial Focus Ltd. offering microbiology support and consultancy for human and veterinary medicine. Previously CSO IHMA Europe, Director of Microbiology in Quotient Bioresearch Ltd. and CEO of GR Micro Ltd.
MBA in Strategic Planning and International Business, University of Bradford, UK. CEO of Rostra Therapeutics Ltd. focusing on Fungal Infections. Previously held senior global, regional and local commercial leadership roles in J&J, Glaxo Wellcome, SmithKline Beecham and GSK. International track record in antibiotics to address the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).