Personnel

Dr Sanjeev Gogna:  Chief Executive Officer

Dr Gogna will bring strong scientific and commercial skills to the project. He is a qualified Pharmacist and his PhD gives him an in-depth understanding of the scientific aspects of the project. Dr Gogna is an experienced Business Development Manager with Warwick Ventures, the technology transfer department of the University of Warwick, and has assisted the academics in identifying the strategic goals for the business. He prepared the feasibility proposals leading to a SMART Feasibility Award and was instrumental in finalising the seedcorn investment. He will continue to support the business and raise further finance and, in turn, lead the development of the strategic plan and exploitation strategy.

Sanjeev.Gogna@incentec.co.uk

Dr Manu Vatish:  Clinical Director

Dr Vatish undertook pre-clinical studies and an intercalated B.A. (Hons) in physiology at Oxford University where he developed an interest in research and took the opportunity to undertake a PhD between pre-clinical and clinical studies. His work on “Ion Transport across the Human Placenta” was awarded a D.Phil in 1992. He completed his clinical studies at Cambridge University in 1994 and commenced obstetrics and gynaecology following pre-registration year. During clinical training on the Oxford training rotation, Dr Vatish was appointed to Clinical Lecturer at the University of Warwick. This gave him the opportunity to combine clinical obstetric training with basic science research in a five star rated institution with a world-class reputation in molecular biology.  Membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists was obtained the following year. He has subsequently been appointed Senior Lecturer and consultant at Warwick Medical School. Dr Vatish will be key to the project bringing his clinical expertise and undertaking field work during R&D.

Manu.Vatish@incentec.co.uk

Dr David Pritlove: Research Director

Dr Pritlove gained first class honours in molecular biology from the University of Glasgow. During his PhD he developed technologies to apply reverse genetics to negative strand RNA viruses. During post doctoral research at the University of Oxford he researched the protein-RNA interactions of influenza virus and contributed significantly to the current understanding of gene expression in this medically important group of viruses. After joining the University of Warwick as a lecturer during 2000, he expanded his research interests to other areas of protein-RNA interactions and became involved in high throughput structural/functional studies and in expression analysis using microarray ‘gene chip’ technology and proteomics.

David.Pritlove@incentec.co.uk
 

Dr Paul Royle: Senior Post Doctoral Scientist

Dr Royle brings both scientific expertise and business acumen to the company. Having graduated with a 2:1 in Agricultural Biochemistry from the University of Nottingham, Dr Royle gained vast industrial research experience at Monsanto (PBI) in Cambridge. He subsequently completed a PhD in Molecular Biology working in collaboration with the University of Nottingham and Warwick HRI, developing his knowledge and application of the latest, cutting-edge, molecular techniques. Finally, having successfully completed a Medici Fellowship at the University of Warwick, Dr Royle brings both enthusiasm and an immense spectrum of scientific ability to the research being performed by Incentec.

Paul.Royle@incentec.co.uk

Dr Matthew Smith: Business Development Manager

Dr Smith graduated with a 2:1 degree in Microbiology from the University of Warwick in 1999. During this time he also worked for BNFL which gave him invaluable experience working in the industrial sector. During his PhD in Microbiology at the University of Warwick, Dr Smith worked with commercially-exploitable organisms known as methanotrophs, providing him not only a wealth of scientific knowledge but also overwhelming experience in the industrial application of science and the technology transfer processes involved. Subsequent to this, Dr Smith successfully completed the prestigious Medici Fellowship at the University of Warwick, successfully raising over £250,000 of funds for various university spin-out companies.

Matthew.Smith@incentec.co.uk