Melanie Lee

Chief Executive Officer at

Lifearc Ventures

68 year

80 connections

Health Technology

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Melanie Georgina Lee is the founder.
Dr. Lee was the founder of NightstaRx Ltd. (2014), holding the title of Chief Executive Officer.
Dr. Lee is also the founder of Think10.
Current jobs include Chief Executive Officer at Lifearc Ventures, Non-Executive Director at BIAL-Portela & Cia SA since 2023, Director at Lee & Smith Properties Ltd., and Trustee at UK DRI Ltd. since 2017.
Former jobs include Chairman at Cancer Research Technology Ltd. (2004-2007), Deputy Chairman at Cancer Research UK (2003-2011), Independent Non-Executive Director at H.
Lundbeck A (2015), Independent Director at Sanofi (2017-2022), Independent Non-Executive Director at BTG Ltd. (2012-2014), Director-Research & Development at Celltech Group Ltd. (1998-2009), Director at Ipsen Bioinnovation Ltd. (2009-2013), Chief Scientific Officer at BTG Ltd. (2014-2018), Research Unit Head-Receptor Systems at GlaxoWellcome (1988-1998), Executive Vice President-Research & Development at UCB Pharma, Inc., Principal at GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals SA (Belgium), and President-New Medicines at UCB Celltech (1998-2009).
Education includes an undergraduate degree from York University and a doctorate from The National Institute For Medical Research.

Melanie Lee active positions

Companies	Position	Start
UK DRI Ltd. UK DRI Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as research institute to prevent, treat and care for people with all types of dementia	Director/Board Member	2017-12-19
Lee & Smith Properties Ltd.	Director/Board Member	-
BIAL-Portela & Cia SA BIAL-Portela & Cia SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and distributes pharmaceuticals	Director/Board Member	2023-05-22
Lifearc Ventures Lifearc Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Lifearc Ventrues invests in companies located in the United Kingdom. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of innovative translational scientific research. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements and makes follow-on investments. It also acts as co-investor.	Chief Executive Officer	-

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Former positions of Melanie Lee

Companies	Position	End
SANOFI	Director/Board Member	2022-05-02
BTG	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	2017-12-31
H. LUNDBECK A/S	Director/Board Member	2015-03-24
BTG	Director/Board Member	2014-09-24
Ipsen Bioinnovation Ltd. Ipsen Bioinnovation Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Engages in research and experimental development on biotechnology	Director/Board Member	2012-12-31

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Private companies	19
H. Lundbeck A/S H. Lundbeck A/S Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Engages in the research, development, production and sale of pharmaceuticals for the treatment of brain diseases	Health Technology
Sanofi Sanofi Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Engages in research, development and production of pharmaceuticals & vaccines	Health Technology
BTG Ltd. BTG Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops, manufactures and supplies drugs used in the treatment of neurological disorders	Health Technology
BIAL-Portela & Cia SA BIAL-Portela & Cia SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures and distributes pharmaceuticals	Health Technology
GlaxoWellcome /Pharmocology Unit/ GlaxoWellcome /Pharmocology Unit/ Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research and development services to the pharmaceutical industry	Commercial Services
York University York University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Cancer Research Technology Ltd. Cancer Research Technology Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops cancer therapeutics, vaccines, and diagnostics	Health Technology
UCB Pharma, Inc. UCB Pharma, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides research, development & commercialisation of pharmeceutical and biotechnology products	Commercial Services
Cancer Research UK Cancer Research UK Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides cancer research services	Commercial Services
The National Institute For Medical Research The National Institute For Medical Research Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals SA (Belgium) GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals SA (Belgium) Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops and manufactures pharmaceuticals and vaccines	Health Technology
Celltech Group Ltd. Celltech Group Ltd. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Functions as an investment holding company	Finance
UCB Celltech UCB Celltech BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops novel therapeutic products for human	Health Technology
Think10
NightstaRx Ltd. NightstaRx Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services development of therapies for retinal dystrophies	Health Services
Ipsen Bioinnovation Ltd. Ipsen Bioinnovation Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Engages in research and experimental development on biotechnology	Health Technology
UK DRI Ltd. UK DRI Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as research institute to prevent, treat and care for people with all types of dementia	Health Technology
Lee & Smith Properties Ltd.
Lifearc Ventures Lifearc Ventures Investment ManagersFinance Lifearc Ventrues invests in companies located in the United Kingdom. The firm targets companies operating in the fields of innovative translational scientific research. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements and makes follow-on investments. It also acts as co-investor.	Finance