About
Jon Cuccui is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ArkVax Ltd., a company applying glycoengineering research to veterinary medicine. He was previously an Associate Professor of Glycoengineering and Glycobiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he worked on vaccine development and contributed to research that secured over £10M in grant funding for the institution. His work focuses on the characterization and application of bacterial glycosylation systems.
Founder at ArkVax Seed
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Experience
- ArkVaxChief Executive Officercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- ArkVax LimitedChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of LondonAssociate Professor2018 — 2024Keppel street
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of LondonAssistant Professor2014 — 2018
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of LondonResearch Fellow2007 — 2014
- St Bartholomews HospitalResearch Assistant2001 — 2002
Skills & more
FundraisingProject ManagementMicrobiologyResearch SkillsResearch2TeachingHigher EducationQualitative ResearchLecturingScience2University TeachingVaccines
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Molecular MicrobiologyLanguages English · Italian
- nextGEN Member at LifeScience ORG — LifeScience ORG
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Jon Cuccui?
- Jon Cuccui is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ArkVax Ltd., a company applying glycoengineering research to veterinary medicine. He was previously an Associate Professor of Glycoengineering and Glycobiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where he worked on vaccine development and contributed to research that secured over £10M in grant funding for the institution. His work focuses on the characterization and application of bacterial glycosylation systems.
- Where does Jon Cuccui work?
- Jon Cuccui is Founder of ArkVax Seed.
- What companies did Jon Cuccui found?
- Jon Cuccui founded ArkVax Seed.
- Where did Jon Cuccui go to school?
- Jon Cuccui studied at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Microbiology); Queen Mary University of London (Master of Science (MSc), Clinical Microbiology); Queen Mary University of London (Bachelor of Science (BSc), Microbiology/Genetics).
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