Philip Astley-Sparke
InvestorVenture Partner at Forbion
Boston, Massachusetts
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Philip Astley-Sparke is Executive Chairman and co-founder of Replimune, a developer of oncolytic vaccines. He previously served as President and CEO of BioVex, which brought Imlygic to FDA approval in 2015 before its acquisition by Amgen in 2011, and as President of uniQure, where he established U.S. operations including a gene therapy manufacturing facility. Astley-Sparke holds a BSc in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from Bristol University, qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and has experience as a healthcare investment banker.
Skills & more
Biotechnology18Commercialization11Lifesciences9Vaccines8Clinical Trials7Life Sciences6Oncology6Mergers & Acquisitions3Biopharmaceuticals3FDA3Start-ups2Clinical Development2
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Colleagues at Forbion
Alexander Hoffmann
General Partner at Forbion
Alice Vickers
Advisor at Forbion
Antoine Boulanger Piette
Principal at Forbion
Audrey Cacaly
Principal at Forbion
Carlo Incerti
Operating Partner at Forbion
Dirk Kersten
Managing Partner at Forbion
Dmitrij Hristodorov
General Partner at Forbion
Geert-Jan Mulder
Managing Partner at Forbion
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Philip Astley-Sparke?
- Philip Astley-Sparke is Executive Chairman and co-founder of Replimune, a developer of oncolytic vaccines. He previously served as President and CEO of BioVex, which brought Imlygic to FDA approval in 2015 before its acquisition by Amgen in 2011, and as President of uniQure, where he established U.S. operations including a gene therapy manufacturing facility. Astley-Sparke holds a BSc in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from Bristol University, qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and has experience as a healthcare investment banker.
- Where does Philip Astley-Sparke work?
- Philip Astley-Sparke is Venture Partner at Forbion.
- What check size does Philip Astley-Sparke write?
- Philip Astley-Sparke typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.