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Damian Crowther

Investor

ex-AstraZeneca at PICUS CAPITAL

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

About

Physician-scientist trained at Cambridge and Oxford specializing in neurology, formerly at AstraZeneca Neuroscience and an EIR at several life-science funds. Focus area: biotech.

Experience

  1. TRIMTECH Therapeutics LimitedHead of Researchcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
  2. TRIMTECH Therapeutics LimitedFounder & Head of Research and Translational Sciences2024Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  3. TRIMTECH Therapeutics LimitedFounding CEO2023 — 2024Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  4. Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF)Entrepreneur In Residencecurrent2022 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  5. Parkinson's UKMember of Parkinson's UK Drug Discovery Advisory Panelcurrent2022 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. Cambridge Innovation CapitalEntrepreneur In Residencecurrent2022 — presentCambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
  7. UCLHonorary Associate Professorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England Metropolitan Area
  8. Picus CapitalExpert Partnercurrent2023 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
  9. Medical and More LimitedSoftware Developercurrent2018 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
  10. Drishti DiscoveriesNon Executive Director2023 — 2024Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom
  11. EndLyz TherapeuticsNon Executive Director2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  12. Oxford Science EnterprisesEntrepreneur In Residence2021 — 2022Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  13. Oxford Science EnterprisesConsultant2020 — 2021Oxford, England, United Kingdom
  14. AstraZenecaHead of Early Discovery2019 — 2021Granta Park, Cambridge, UK
  15. AstraZenecaDirector, R&D2015 — 2021Granta Park, Cambridge
  16. Fisher HouseTreasurer2017 — 2020Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
  17. Oxbridge Solutions LtdTechnical Director1991 — 2018www.gpnotebook.com
  18. MedImmuneDirector, R&D2015 — 2016Cambridge, United Kingdom
  19. Trinity HallFellow2007 — 2014
  20. University of CambridgeResearch Group Leader2000 — 2014Department of Genetics
  21. University of CambridgeHonorary Registrar in Clinical Neurology1999 — 2003Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge
  22. Alzheimer's Research UKSenior Research Fellow2010 — 2013

Skills & more

Drug DevelopmentProject ManagementEntrepreneurshipVenture FinancingMolecular Biology47Biochemistry46Lifesciences8Biotechnology10Drug Discovery22Neuroscience35Research14Science17
+12 moreCancerProtein ChemistryMicroscopyCell CultureGeneticsCell BiologyBioinformaticsChemistryGenomicsProtein ExpressionPhysicsPCR

Languages French · Italian

From Damian's professional profile.

Colleagues at PICUS CAPITAL

Abhijay Thacker
Investment Advisor at PICUS CAPITAL
Alex Smola
CEO and Co-Founder of Boson AI at PICUS CAPITAL
Alexander Samwer
Founding Partner at PICUS CAPITAL
Amit Jain
CEO at Rewired
Andreas Stryz
CTO at FINN at PICUS CAPITAL
Andy Cohen
SVP of Sales at Bill.com at PICUS CAPITAL
Annika in der Beek
Chief People Officer at Statista at PICUS CAPITAL
Anselm Bauer
Co-Founder at Alasco at PICUS CAPITAL

Frequently asked questions

Who is Damian Crowther?
Physician-scientist trained at Cambridge and Oxford specializing in neurology, formerly at AstraZeneca Neuroscience and an EIR at several life-science funds. Focus area: biotech.
Where does Damian Crowther work?
Damian Crowther is 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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Also attended University of Oxford989

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Shared employers

Also worked at TRIMTECH Therapeutics Limited3

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Also worked at UCL82

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Also worked at AstraZeneca60

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