Where does Geoff Smith work?

Geoff Smith is Founder & CEO of Syndex.

Where did Geoff Smith go to school?

Geoff Smith studied at University of Cambridge (PhD, Biochemistry); University of Cambridge (MA, Natural Sciences).

Geoff Smith

Founder

Founder & CEO at Syndex

Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

FoundedSyndex

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Sean KendallunlockedGeoff: together at Syndex Bio (2025–2026)

Geoff: together at Touchlight

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Geoff: together at Depixus

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Syndex's investors · 3

+ND CapitalWoodside · $540K – $5.4M checks · since 2026 ARCH Venture PartnersChicago · $50K – $250M checks · since 2026 OMX VenturesLincolnshire · since 2025

Experience

Syndex BioCEO and Foundercurrent2022 — presentCambridge
Various CompaniesIndependent Board Membercurrent2020 — present
DNA ScriptChair, Scientific Advisory Board2019 — 2022Paris Area, France
CompendiumBio LimitedManaging Director2017 — 2022Cambridge, United Kingdom
HiFiBiO TherapeuticsChief Technology Advisor2018 — 2021Paris, Île-de-France, France
DepixusAdvisor and Board Observer2018 — 2020Paris Area, France
GE HealthcareHead of Genomics Strategy2018 — 2019Cambridge, United Kingdom
Touchlight Genetics LtdInterim Executive and Head of Innovation2017 — 2018London
Cambridge EpigenetixCEO2016 — 2017Cambridge, United Kingdom
IlluminaGlobal Head of Technology Development, Vice President, and Site Lead2007 — 2016Cambridge, UK
Solexa IncDirector of Enzymology2003 — 2007
Adprotech LtdHead of Discovery Research1998 — 2002
MRC Centre for Protein EngineeringZeneca Fellow1994 — 1997
Howard Hughes Medical InstitutePostdoctoral Fellow1993 — 1994

Skills & more

Molecular Biology27Protein Chemistry6DNA sequencing10Genetics4Biochemistry23Bioinformatics4Immunology3Lifesciences4Sequencing9Genomics25Biotechnology17R&D4

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DNA SequencingLaboratoryLife SciencesChemistryResearch and Development (R&D)Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)Cell BiologyDNA

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Who is Geoff Smith?: Founder & CEO at Syndex
Where does Geoff Smith work?: Geoff Smith is Founder & CEO of Syndex.
What companies did Geoff Smith found?: Geoff Smith founded Syndex.
Where did Geoff Smith go to school?: Geoff Smith studied at University of Cambridge (PhD, Biochemistry); University of Cambridge (MA, Natural Sciences).

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Also worked at DNA Script12

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Founder & CEO at Syndex

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Same school

Also attended University of Cambridge1,553

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Also worked at DNA Script12

Also worked at HiFiBiO Therapeutics5

Also worked at Depixus3

Also worked at GE Healthcare182