Mr Andy Richards

KANDO id: 403476

Bio

Andy Richards is an entrepreneur and angel investor specialising in life sciences. He is currently Chairman of Altacor Ltd, Abcodia Ltd, Novacta Biosystems Ltd and Ixico Ltd; Non-Executive Director of Arecor and PsychologyOnline and is founder and special advisor to Vectura plc. In addition, he is a Non-Executive Director of Cancer Research Technologies (the commercial arm of Cancer Research UK) and Babraham Bioscience Technologies, is a member of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and a Trustee of the British Science Association. He is a founder member of Cambridge Angels and an advisor to several Venture Capital Funds, Private Equity Funds and Corporate Venture Funds. Andy is a Cambridge University graduate with a PhD in enzyme chemistry who spent his early career with ICI (now AstraZeneca plc) and with PA Technology. He was a founder of Chiroscience Group plc and an executive director through to the sale to Celltech Group plc in 1999. Andy has a track record as a founder and active investor in more than 20 innovative healthcare and life-science companies over the last 12 years including companies that have exited such as Arakis Ltd, Cambridge Biotechnology Ltd, Sirus Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Daniolabs Ltd, Biowisdom Ltd, Geneservice Ltd, Pharmakodex Ltd and Clinical Force Ltd.

Career


Cambridge Innovation Capital PLC

CIC was established with the support of the University of Cambridge (UC) to invest in high growth early-stage technology spinouts from UC and the area

Education