Sam Williams - Executive Chairman @ Istesso

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Primary Job Title Executive Chairman
Primary Organization
Istesso

Location London, England, United Kingdom
Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA)
Gender Male

Investor Type
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Sam is the founding CEO of Istesso and currently serves as Executive Chairman. He has been with the company since 2007, prior to which he was a top-ranked equity analyst in the City of London. Sam is Chairman of Microbiotica Ltd and Iksuda Ltd, and a non-executive Director of Diurnal Group plc. He holds a PhD in molecular biology from Cambridge and

a degree in biology from Oxford.

Partner Investments

Number of Partner Investments

Announced Date	Organization Name	Investor Name	Lead Investor	Funding Round	Money Raised
obfuscated obfuscation	Gripable	IP Group	Yes	Series A - Gripable	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Kynos Therapeutics	IP Group	—	Seed Round - Kynos Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation
obfuscated obfuscation	Karus Therapeutics	IP Group	—	Series B - Karus Therapeutics	obfuscated obfuscation

Jobs

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Number of Past Jobs

Sam Williams

has

current jobs as

Executive Chairman

Istesso

and

Managing Partner, Life Sciences

IP Group

. Additionally,

Sam Williams

has had

past jobs including

Analyst

Lehman Holdings

Istesso Executive ChairmanApr 2007
IP Group Managing Partner, Life Sciences

Organization Name	Title At Company	Start Date	End Date
Lehman Holdings	Analyst	2002	2007
C4X Discovery	CEO	—	—

Board and Advisor Roles

Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles

Sam Williams

holds

board and advisor roles as

Senior Adviser

IP Group

and

Board of Directors

Karus Therapeutics

IP Group Senior Adviser
Karus Therapeutics Board of Directors

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