Jonathan Savidge

Jonathan has over 20 years of experience in the biotech/pharma industry, focusing on execution and management of numerous varied collaborations for the development of novel therapeutics. Prior to becoming founding CEO of Syndesi, he spent 4 years heading business development for the biotech company Proximagen, leading several deals including a significant collaboration with Roche on a Phase II program. Previously he spent 5 years with Evotec as VP Business Development, executing several deals on clinical phase CNS assets with Roche and Janssen. Jonathan has also worked as a business development consultant with several other biotech companies including Bicycle Therapeutics (leading the company’s first out-licensing deal), Syntaxin (acquired by Ipsen) and ReNeuron. Jonathan has a scientific background, holding a research position at Novartis in pain research following his PhD in Neuropharmacology.