Management

Through her leadership, Arecor has grown significantly into a publicly listed clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. Since her appointment, Sarah has led Arecor through a period of continued growth and transformation, playing an instrumental role in progressing its proprietary pipeline and strengthening important collaborations with global partners.

Sarah has a background in clinical and commercial pharmaceutical product development, manufacturing, supply and licensing across a range of product types and therapeutic areas, with previous senior roles in the pharmaceutical industry including Vice President CMC & Technical Development at BTG Plc., and Director of Outsourced Manufacturing at UCB-Celltech. Sarah holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Birmingham and a Ph.D. in Physical Organic Chemistry from the University of St Andrews.

David is an experienced finance professional and chartered accountant, with over two decades of experience in the life sciences industry.

He has held CFO roles at numerous healthcare companies including Juvenescence, a life sciences company developing therapies to modify ageing and increase healthy human lifespan, Silence Therapeutics, a biotechnology company harnessing the body’s natural mechanism of RNA interference (RNAi) and, more recently, Sixfold Bioscience, a company focused on RNA delivery using AI/ML. Early in his career, he qualified as an accountant at PwC, transitioning to a variety of financial and internal audit roles at companies including Smith & Nephew.

Previously, he was a Principal Scientist at Insense Limited, a spin-out from Unilever, where he was responsible for the development of novel medical devices, taking them from concept to market.

Jan holds a joint Doctorate from the University of Bedfordshire and the University of Chemical Technology, Prague. He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Centre of Excellence in Biopharmaceuticals (University of Manchester) and is an active member of the Formulation Science & Technology Group (FSTG) at the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Biopharmaceutical Group at the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences (APS).

He joined Arecor in 2023, after founding and serving as Partner at Alcheme Advisors, supporting early-stage businesses on a variety of business development, strategy and optimisation projects. Prior to this, Manjit held the role of Chief Business Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Calchan, a UK biotechnology company, where he oversaw the shaping and implementing of the organisation’s strategy, processes, and infrastructure, as well as leading business development efforts.

Manjit also served as Vice President Business Development at Convergence Pharmaceuticals, where, as a member of the leadership team, he helped to shape the company’s growth strategy, with primary responsibility for leading business development initiatives to commercialise its chronic pain assets. Earlier in his career, he held positions with increasing responsibilities at a variety of life science companies including Sandoz, Pfizer, Sanofi and UCB.

He has held senior roles at Immunocore and Emergent BioSolutions and his experience includes 5 years at UCB, whilst in a scientific and regulatory capacity. There, he focused on the development and successful licensure of Cimzia. He headed up process and analytical development at BTG, managing CMC for several recombinant products, including successful INDs and licensures.

Previously, Helen worked for 14 years at Gilead Sciences, where she held multiple positions, including Executive Director of EMEA, Global Affairs Regional Lead, where she was instrumental in broadening patient access to treatment. Whilst at Gilead, Helen led the launch of several transformational products in Europe developing critical launch strategies and expanding commercial opportunities.

Helen holds a BSc in Biology from York University, a PhD from Leeds University, and an MBA from Henley Management College.