Anna Sumeray

Anna Sumeray is a business leader with a combination of experience in consultancy, operational P&L and deal transactions. She has worked for over 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry. She has worked in 13 countries and in 4 languages.

Anna is currently the CEO of Virometix, a University of Zurich spin-out, which focuses on infectious diseases and cancer. In the last 3 years, she has been responsible for bringing the lead asset into the clinic, securing capital in three successful fundraising rounds and building a strong scientific team.

For approximately a third of her career, she has worked as a consultant providing business development and fundraising support for small biotech companies. In this capacity, Anna has led over 60 due diligence assessments and has built valuation models to support company investment plans.

Anna spent 12 years working in large pharmaceutical companies – Amgen and Novartis – where she held strategic planning, commercial P&L and business development roles. She was Global Head of Business Development and Licensing at Novartis Ophthalmics, during which time she executed 9 deals.

Anna has a BSc (Hons) in Biochemistry from the University of Birmingham, UK and an MBA from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.