Mission and Team

A non-profit on a mission to enable innovation in life sciences.

The life science ecosystem is full of brilliant people working in parallel. We bring them together — founders, investors, and academics — through trusted communities and high-signal insights.

Our belief

Innovation moves at the speed of trust.

Life science breakthroughs don't happen in isolation. They happen at the intersection of bold founders, patient capital, and rigorous science.

We build the connective tissue between those groups — small, high-trust communities where peers can share what's actually working, and insights that surfaces the conversations the rest of the ecosystem needs to hear.

We're independent, non-profit, and biased toward signal over noise.

Our team

The people behind SEC.

A small core team and a wider network of writers, coordinators and advisors who build trusted communities across the life science ecosystem.

Leadership

Core team

Matthew McCann

Ecosystem lead — strategy, partnerships and ecosystem development

Caroline Babisz

Scientific and translational partnerships, including NHS network integration

Tobias Wingbermühle

Venture-building and startup support

Natasha Barrow

Founder engagement and community activation

Jasmine Balloch

Founder pipeline management and investor relations

Wider team

23 people

Aonghus Topham

Head of Operations

Ian Parnham

SEC Scotland Community Lead

Bill Carton

SEC Scotland Community Coordinator

Daniel Vilafranca

Innovators Club Co-Lead

Georgia Howard

BioAcademic Hub Co-Lead

Giovanni Maresca di Serrapriola

BioAcademic Hub Co-Lead

Lucy Ahern

Editor

Jade Serfaty

Social Media Manager

Kate Ferguson

Social Media Manager

Alina Kagermazova

Event Coordinator

Megan Murdoch

Event Coordinator

Owen Jones

Event Coordinator

Sreeya Kodavali

Event Coordinator

Apple Chew

Newsletter and Community Engagement Officer

David Gulamy

Science Writer

Liam Gascoigne-Cohen

Science Writer

Laura Castillo De Franca

Science Writer

Lucy Browne

Science Writer

Ruby Balcombe

Science Writer

Saira Loane

Science Writer

Sandra Ogboru

Science Writer

Tyreke Blackstock

Science Writer

Yan Lau

Science Writer

Alumni

37 people

Medha Sonavane

Science Writer

Omar Ajaz

Science Writer

Sean Mauleti

Science Writer

Sreekumar Kalappurayil

Science Writer

Suruchi Sethi

Science Writer

Shaariqa Asukeen

Science Writer

Sandeep Mangrati

Science Writer

Shubhi Raghav

Science Writer

Amy Severs

Innovators Club Co-Lead

Simon Kaeppeli

Science Writer

Megan Thomas

Editor

Charles Leach

Science Writer

George William Ssendagala

Science Writer

Alexandra Condado de Abreu

Event Lead

Joanna Myślińska

Science Writer

Ana Ivanus

Science Writer

Isabel Zhang

Prev. Head of Marketing

Daniele Guido

Senior Communication Advisor

Aspasia Daskalopoulou

Senior Communication Advisor

Ambisha Sarvananthan

Content Advisor

Sofia Peressotti

Events Lead

Josephine Pepper

Prev. Writer / Editor

Lauren Eades

Prev. Partnership Manager

Alicia Graham

Prev. Innovation Lead

Iman Omar

Innovation Advisor

Martina Genta

Prev. Event Manager

Teodora Popa

Prev. Outreach Manager

Spencer Duvwiama

Prev. Editor

Ilias Paniaras

Prev. Outreach Manager

Yogesh Vegunta

Prev. Outreach Manager

Akash Patel

Prev. Outreach Manager

Eric South

Prev. Outreach Manager

Samir Chitnavis

Prev. Content Manager

Thomas Vanderstichele

Previous MD

Fane Mensah

Community Expert

Hugo Villanueva

Innovation Advisor

Ana Alex

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