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.
Founder at Pentabind
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Co-founders at Pentabind
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Rory RyanFounder
Experience
- PentaBindCo-Founder & CTOcurrent2021 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- London Centre for NanotechnologyPhD Physics (Molecular Biophysics)2016 — 2025London, United Kingdom
- Stealth StartupCo-Founder2021 — 2022
- Entrepreneur FirstLD17 Cohort2021 — 2022London, United Kingdom
- Semantic EvolutionData Analyst2020 — 2021London, England, United Kingdom
- Bruker Nano Surfaces & MetrologyApplication Scientist2017Santa Barbara, California, United States
- University of ExeterMPhys Masters Project2014 — 2016Exeter, United Kingdom
- University of OxfordParticle Therapy Cancer Research Institute2011University of Oxford
- CERNDatabase Development2009Geneve, Switzerland
Education
- UCLDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics and Astronomy
- University of ExeterMPhys (Hons), Physics
- Faringdon Community CollegeA Level - Physics, Maths
Skills & more
Physics15Data Analysis15Statistics10Microsoft Excel5Tennis7Problem Solving5Matlab1PythonVisual BasicCDatabases5Teamwork8
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Phil Haynes work?
- Phil Haynes is Founder at Pentabind.
- What companies did Phil Haynes found?
- Phil Haynes founded Pentabind.
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