Robert Lyne
InvestorChief Executive Officer at PureTech Health
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
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About
CEO and board member of PureTech, previously CEO of Arix Bioscience plc. An experienced leader of UK-listed life science and venture capital companies who began his career as a lawyer at Bird & Bird before joining Touchstone Innovations.
Experience
- PureTech HealthChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — present
- PureTech HealthInterim CEO2025
- PureTech HealthChief Portfolio Officer2024 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- Arix Bioscience plcChief Executive Officer2021 — 2023London, England, United Kingdom
- Arix Bioscience plcInterim Chief Executive Officer2021London, England, United Kingdom
- Arix Bioscience plcChief Operating Officer & General Counsel2019 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Arix Bioscience plcGeneral Counsel2017 — 2019London, United Kingdom
- Imperial InnovationsLegal Advisor2014 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- Bird & Bird LLPAssociate2008 — 2014
Skills & more
Corporate Governance2Corporate Law5Legal Advice7Intellectual Property4
From Robert's professional profile.
Colleagues at PureTech Health
Allison Mead Talbot
Senior Vice President, Communications at PureTech Health
Charles (Chip) Sherwood
Chief Operating Officer & General Counsel at PureTech Health
Eric Elenko
Co-founder & President at PureTech Health
Fadi Selwan
Partner, Deputy CEO at Meridiam
H. Robert Horvitz
Board Observer, R&D Committee Chair at PureTech Health
John LaMattina
Independent Non-Executive Director at PureTech Health
Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Independent Non-Executive Director at PureTech Health
Michael Inbar
Chief Accounting Officer at PureTech Health
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Robert Lyne?
- CEO and board member of PureTech, previously CEO of Arix Bioscience plc. An experienced leader of UK-listed life science and venture capital companies who began his career as a lawyer at Bird & Bird before joining Touchstone Innovations.
- Where does Robert Lyne work?
- Robert Lyne is Chief Executive Officer at PureTech Health.
- Where did Robert Lyne go to school?
- Robert Lyne studied at University of Oxford (BA, PPE); Oxford Brookes University (GDL & LPC, Law).
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