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Phil Haynes

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Founder at Pentabind

London, England, United Kingdom

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Hussein KanjiunlockedPhil: together at Pentabind (2025–2026)
Phil: together at EF LON17
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Phil: together at CERN

About

Phil earned a First Class physics degree from the University of Exeter and a PhD in Molecular Biophysics jointly through UCL and Imperial. Over roughly nine years in drug discovery focused on aptamers and cancer therapeutics, he has worked with AstraZeneca, the Francis Crick Institute, Bruker in Santa Barbara, and CERN in Geneva.

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Pentabind's investors · 3

Entrepreneur FirstBengaluru · $1M – $7M checksHoxton VenturesLondon · $500K – $5M checks · since 2025Twin Path VenturesLondon · $952.5K checks

Co-founders at Pentabind

RRRory Ryan
Rory RyanFounder
MGMiguel Gonzalez Canudas
Miguel Gonzalez CanudasFounder

Experience

  1. PentaBindCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  2. London Centre for NanotechnologyPhD Physics (Molecular Biophysics)2016 — 2025London, United Kingdom
  3. Stealth StartupCo-Founder2021 — 2022
  4. Entrepreneur FirstLD17 Cohort2021 — 2022London, United Kingdom
  5. Semantic EvolutionData Analyst2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
  6. Bruker Nano Surfaces & MetrologyApplication Scientist2017Santa Barbara, California, United States
  7. University of ExeterMPhys Masters Project2014 — 2016Exeter, United Kingdom
  8. University of OxfordParticle Therapy Cancer Research Institute2011University of Oxford
  9. CERNDatabase Development2009Geneve, Switzerland

Skills & more

Physics15Data Analysis15Statistics10Microsoft Excel5Tennis7Problem Solving5Matlab1PythonVisual BasicCDatabases5Teamwork8
+5 moreResearchPublic SpeakingGNU OctaveSolidWorksBloomberg Terminal

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Who is Phil Haynes?
Phil earned a First Class physics degree from the University of Exeter and a PhD in Molecular Biophysics jointly through UCL and Imperial. Over roughly nine years in drug discovery focused on aptamers and cancer therapeutics, he has worked with AstraZeneca, the Francis Crick Institute, Bruker in Santa Barbara, and CERN in Geneva.
Where does Phil Haynes work?
Phil Haynes is Founder of Pentabind.
What companies did Phil Haynes found?
Phil Haynes founded Pentabind.
Where did Phil Haynes go to school?
Phil Haynes studied at UCL (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics and Astronomy); University of Exeter (MPhys (Hons), Physics); Faringdon Community College (A Level - Physics, Maths).

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