Deborah Harland
InvestorChair, LifeArc Ventures Investment Committee at LifeArc Ventures
Hemel Hempstead, England, United Kingdom
About
Appointed Chair of the Ventures Investment Committee in October 2022, with 20 years at SR One as partner and venture partner. Serves as an independent investment committee member at British Patient Capital and has held numerous non-executive board roles across biotech.
Experience
- British Business BankIndependent Advisor of the Investment Committeecurrent2026 — present
- British Business BankIndependent Investment Committee Member, British Patient Capital2023 — 2026
- SR One Capital ManagementAdvisorcurrent2023 — present
- SR One Capital ManagementVenture Partner2020 — 2022
- SR One Capital ManagementPartner2009 — 2020
- SR One Capital ManagementGeneral Partner2005 — 2009
- LifeArcChair, Ventures Investment Committeecurrent2022 — present
- VHsquared LimitedNon Executive Directorcurrent2013 — presentCambridge, United Kingdom
- Cancer Research HorizonsNon Executive Director2015 — 2026London, United Kingdom
- Asceneuron SANon Executive Director2015 — 2022Lausanne Area, Switzerland
- MISSION TherapeuticsNon Executive Director2011 — 2022
- MiroBio LtdNon Executive Director2019 — 2022Oxford, England, United Kingdom
- f-star GmbHNon Executive Director2011 — 2020
- SR One (GlaxoSmithKline Venture Capital Group)Partner2009 — 2020
- Bicycle Therapeutics LimitedNon Executive Director2009 — 2019
- Protaffin Biotechnologie AGNon Executive Director2009 — 2014
- Syntaxin LtdNon Executive Director2007 — 2013
- GSKDirector, Scientific Licensing, Worldwide Business Development2001 — 2005
- SmithKline BeechamDirector Medical Affairs and Business Development Liaison1998 — 2001Essex, England, United Kingdom
- SmithKline BeechamClinical Scientist/Assistant Director/Associate Director Clinical Development1991 — 1998Essex, England, United Kingdom
Education
- Henley Business SchoolMBA, Management and Business1998 — 2000
- University of LondonPhD, Pharmacology1982 — 1985
- University of BathB.Sc (Hons), Pharmacology1978 — 1982
Skills & more
Biotechnology26Lifesciences14Venture Capital8Technology Transfer24Due Diligence3Drug Discovery18Commercialization28Start-ups4Mergers1Corporate Development3R&D3Entrepreneurship2
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Business StrategyClinical DevelopmentM&A experienceDrug DevelopmentLife SciencesStrategyPharmaceutical IndustryLanguages French
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Colleagues at LifeArc Ventures
Chris Baker
Investment Principal at LifeArc Ventures
Clare Terlouw
Managing Partner / Head of LifeArc Ventures at LifeArc Ventures
Diana Röttger
Investment Principal at LifeArc Ventures
Etienne Cousin
Investment Associate at LifeArc Ventures
Ian Gilham
Chair of Board of Trustees at LifeArc Ventures
Jonathan Nash
Investment Principal at LifeArc Ventures
Matthew Lulham-Robinson
Investment Associate at LifeArc Ventures
Olivia Cavlan
Partner at LifeArc Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Deborah Harland work?
- Deborah Harland is Chair, LifeArc Ventures Investment Committee at LifeArc Ventures.
Same school
Also attended Henley Business School34
John HortonInvestor at DN CapitalIrene ArdenstedtInvestor at Luminar VenturesCharles VasletSenior Partner, Chief Revenue Officer at Emerald Technology Ventures AgSanne van ErpInvestment manager at NoaberKieran MudryyPartner at 4BIO CapitalDavid LeftleyCo Founder & CTO at Bloc Ventures
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Also attended University of London91
Sandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesKarim GillaniGeneral Partner at Luge CapitalRoxanneCompliance Officer at Hummingbird VenturesRakesh MurriaCOO at Nauta CapitalJos WhiteGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalTeo Qi ShanInvestor Relations Associate at Jungle Ventures
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Also attended University of Bath106
Catherine BergersenSenior Executive Assistant at Mayfair Equity PartnersJohanInvestor at InvestinorMaddie CoughlinInvestor at DN CapitalCarlos ContiManaging Partner at Inveready Technology Investment GroupBen PalmerInvestment Professional at OxxJuliette PetitChief of Staff at Keen Venture Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at SR One Capital Management28
Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJake BauerVenture Partner at ARCH Venture PartnersAleks Radovic-MorenoPartner at Longwood FundRajeev DadooCOO & Managing Partner at SR One Capital ManagementJake NunnPartner at SR One Capital ManagementPhilip HabibHead of Capital Partnering at SR One Capital Management
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