Clare Terlouw

Clare Terlouw is the Head of LifeArc Ventures. Clare has over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare industry, including 15 as a specialist healthcare and life sciences corporate financier in London. Clare Terlouw is LifeArc’s Head of LifeArc Ventures, responsible for developing and implementing a strategy for LifeArc’s investments across the life science sector. She joined Syncona, a leading healthcare company focused on investing in and building global leaders in life science, as Head of Corporate Development in early October 2018. Most recently, Clare was a Managing Director in Healthcare & Life Sciences at Numis Securities. She focused on advising London Stock Exchange Main Market and AIM-listed healthcare and life sciences companies, specialising in ECM corporate advisory and broking, M&A, and private placements. Clare joined Numis in 2015, previously working at Nomura Code and Peel Hunt. Before that she was an orthopaedic physiotherapist treating patients for acute sport and trauma injuries.

Clare understands the importance of access to capital and the value of long-term investment for the UK's high quality and valuable life sciences sector. Her history of working in the City will bring informed thinking to the BIA Board in regards to expanding and broadening the communication between the City and the Industry.