Fundraising Fox
/Companies
Sign in

SpyBiotech

Cambridge, GB · Founded 2017 · 20 employees on LinkedIn · 4 known investors

Find your way into SpyBiotech

Sign up to see every warm intro you have to SpyBiotech

  • Paths you didn't know you had: your email and LinkedIn already hold routes to the SpyBiotech team. We find them for you
  • 2nd- and 3rd-degree connections: the friend-of-a-friend routes that take hours to manually find through your inbox or LinkedIn
  • Answers now, not in days: momentum is everything in a raise. Skip asking around whether someone knows someone

Days of research, done the moment you sign in, with every route ranked by how warm it is.

Sign up with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in

A biotech company dedicated to developing new vaccines, combining scientific expertise with commercial and operational capabilities.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

Founders & leadership

SpyBiotech was founded in 2017 by Mark Howarth, Sumi Biswas, Simon Draper, and Jing Jin.

MHMark Howarth
Mark HowarthCo-founderHe previously led a research group focused on protein technologies for immune modulation and cell therapy, and served as Translational Champion for the Department of Pharmacology, where he facilitated entrepreneurship and industry partnerships.
SBSumi Biswas
Sumi BiswasPresident, Co-founder, Chief Scientific Officer
SDSimon Draper
Simon DraperCo-founder
JJJing Jin
Jing JinCo-founder

Investors · 4

Oxford Science Enterpriseslisted by Oxford Science EnterprisesOxford · $63.5K – $31.8M

How we know: Oxford Science Enterprises's portfolio page · Not right? Tell us

Future FundreportedLondon

How we know: funding news · Not right? Tell us

OxfordreportedOxford

How we know: techcrunch.com · Not right? Tell us

Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.

Companies House · registry record

View on Companies House ↗
Registered name
SPYBIOTECH LIMITED
Company number
10649320
Status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 Mar 2017
Registered office
7600 The Quorum, Alec Issigonis Way, Oxford Business Park North, Oxford, OX4 2JZ
Nature of business (SIC)
72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Accounts
last made up to 31 Dec 2024 · next due 31 Dec 2026
Confirmation statement
last made up to 1 Mar 2026 · next due 15 Mar 2027

Current officers · 5

  • Sumi Biswas — director, appointed 10 Mar 2017
  • Stuart Chaffee — director, appointed 31 Jul 2025
  • Andre Crawford-Brunt — director, appointed 5 Feb 2021
  • Edward James Gray — director, appointed 2 Feb 2023
  • Ekaterina Smirnyagina — director, appointed 8 Oct 2021

Source: Companies House public register · retrieved 6 Sept 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

In the news

News - SpyBiotechspybiotech.com · Nov 2022Our Story - SpyBiotechspybiotech.com · Oct 2022SpyBiotech raises $32.5M in Series A funding and appoints Lutz B. Giebel as Chairman to support its novel vaccine platform through accelerated clinical developmentfinance.yahoo.com · Feb 2021SpyBiotech, which makes a 'superglue' for vaccines, raises £4M from GV and Oxford | TechCrunchtechcrunch.com · Mar 2017

Frequently asked questions

What does SpyBiotech do?
A biotech company dedicated to developing new vaccines, combining scientific expertise with commercial and operational capabilities.
Who founded SpyBiotech?
SpyBiotech was founded by Mark Howarth, Sumi Biswas, Simon Draper, Jing Jin in 2017.
Who are SpyBiotech's investors?
SpyBiotech's investors include GV (Google Ventures), Oxford Science Enterprises, Future Fund, Oxford.
Where is SpyBiotech headquartered?
SpyBiotech is headquartered in Cambridge, GB.