Automata Technologies appoints advisory board of senior health and life sciences industry executives
New board will include former NHS England Chairman and leaders in biopharma, healthcare and clinical research organisations.
London, UK — 25 April 2024, Automata Technologies, a leading automation company powering automation in the life sciences labs, has appointed its first advisory board, consisting of senior global healthcare and life sciences industry executives. The board’s role will be to advise Automata’s board and senior leadership team on commercialisation strategy and to provide key industry insight and guidance in each of their target subsectors.
This appointment comes after Automata Technologies raised $40M in investment in a funding round last October, led by Dimension Capital with participation from A.P. Moller Holding, the parent company of the A.P. Moller Group and owners of, amongst other businesses, laboratory testing group Unilabs. Healthcare investor and industry specialist Joe Stringer was also appointed Automata Executive Chairman and Director of Corporate Development (EMEA) in November, signalling the start of Automata’s expansion drive.
The advisory board will include Dr Sy Pretorius, former CMO at Parexel and now COO of US outsourced life sciences solutions provider Eversana; former NHS England Chair, Lord Prior of Brampton; and senior biotech leader Dr Annalisa Jenkins.
Board members span both private and public sectors and include senior leaders from pharmaceuticals, healthcare, regulatory affairs, scientific research, and international trade. It’s the ambition of this board to advise Automata on its journey to make automation technologies accessible to all laboratories seeking to develop and deliver life-changing treatments to patients faster.
Mostafa Elsayed, Co-Founder and CEO of Automata, commented:
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The Advisory board
The Advisory board includes Lord David Prior, Dr Annalisa Jenkins, and Dr Sy Pretorius. Find out more about them here.
About Automata
Automata is a leading robotics and automation company, powering the laboratories of the future. Its automating technology enables new and improved processes, empowers scientists with transformed ways of working and delivers faster translation of results from ‘bench to bedside’.
Automata’s Lab Automation Platform meets labs where they are on their automation journey, and is the trusted partner to improving efficiencies and freeing scientists to work on new and innovative discoveries. It is trusted by customers including NHS Trusts and are supporting advancements across core testing labs, academic institutions, CDMOs, pharma and biotech companies.
