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Damian Crowther
InvestorEntrepreneur In Residence at Dementia Discovery (SV Health Investors) · ex-AstraZeneca at PICUS CAPITAL
Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
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About
Neurologist trained at Cambridge and Oxford who led dementia research and spent six years developing therapies at AstraZeneca Neuroscience. He has served as Entrepreneur in Residence at several life-science investors, focusing on protein aggregation in neurodegeneration.
Experience
- TRIMTECH Therapeutics LimitedHead of Researchcurrent2024 — presentCambridge
- TRIMTECH Therapeutics LimitedFounder & Head of Research and Translational Sciences2024Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- TRIMTECH Therapeutics LimitedFounding CEO2023 — 2024Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF)Entrepreneur In Residencecurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Parkinson's UKMember of Parkinson's UK Drug Discovery Advisory Panelcurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Cambridge Innovation CapitalEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2022 — presentCambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- UCLHonorary Associate Professorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England Metropolitan Area
- Picus CapitalExpert Partnercurrent2023 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Medical and More LimitedSoftware Developercurrent2018 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Drishti DiscoveriesNon Executive Director2023 — 2024Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
- EndLyz TherapeuticsNon Executive Director2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Oxford Science EnterprisesEntrepreneur In Residence2021 — 2022Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- Oxford Science EnterprisesConsultant2020 — 2021Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- AstraZenecaHead of Early Discovery2019 — 2021Granta Park, Cambridge, UK
- AstraZenecaDirector, R&D2015 — 2021Granta Park, Cambridge
- Fisher HouseTreasurer2017 — 2020Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Oxbridge Solutions LtdTechnical Director1991 — 2018www.gpnotebook.com
- MedImmuneDirector, R&D2015 — 2016Cambridge, United Kingdom
- Trinity HallFellow2007 — 2014
- University of CambridgeResearch Group Leader2000 — 2014Department of Genetics
- University of CambridgeHonorary Registrar in Clinical Neurology1999 — 2003Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
- Alzheimer's Research UKSenior Research Fellow2010 — 2013
Skills & more
Drug DevelopmentProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipVenture FinancingMolecular Biology47Biochemistry46Lifesciences8Biotechnology10Drug Discovery22Neuroscience35Research14Science17
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CancerProtein ChemistryMicroscopyCell CultureGeneticsCell BiologyBioinformaticsChemistryLanguages French · Italian
From Damian's professional profile.
Colleagues at Dementia Discovery
Catherine Bingham
General Partner at Dementia Discovery
Christian Jung
Partner at Dementia Discovery
Dirk Landgraf
Principal at Dementia Discovery
Georgia Frost
Senior Associate at Dementia Discovery
Hamish Cameron
General Partner at Dementia Discovery
Huiyuan Zhang
Senior Associate at Dementia Discovery
James Costine
Chief Financial Officer (UK) and Partner at Dementia Discovery Fund
Jonathan Behr
Partner at Dementia Discovery
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Damian Crowther?
- Neurologist trained at Cambridge and Oxford who led dementia research and spent six years developing therapies at AstraZeneca Neuroscience. He has served as Entrepreneur in Residence at several life-science investors, focusing on protein aggregation in neurodegeneration.
- Where does Damian Crowther work?
- Damian Crowther is Entrepreneur In Residence at Dementia Discovery and ex-AstraZeneca at PICUS CAPITAL.
- Where did Damian Crowther go to school?
- Damian Crowther studied at Royal College of Physicians (London) (FRCP, Medicine); Royal College of Physicians (London) (MRCP, Clinical Medicine); University of Oxford (BM BCh, Clinical Medicine).
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