Savvas Neophytou

Director at Zilico

Savvas Neophytou is a partner of Deepbridge Capital LLP primarily focusing on Life Sciences investments. Savvas also co-founded Acorn Partners, a joint venture between Deepbridge Capital, Alder Hey Hospital and software engineers WeAreNova. He is a founding shareholder of a number of technology companies including Torafugu Tech and Cerneretec. Torafugu is engaged in the emerging field of data-driven enablers to improve health outcomes and Cerneretec is engaged in the development of point-of-care diagnostics for the acute care hospital setting. He has also been one of the original team and CEO of Now Healthcare Group, with the online doctor platform Dr Now. Prior to that Savvas had a long career in the City, working for 15 years as an investment banker and ECM at JP Morgan, Bear Stearns, Shore Capital, Cantor Fitzgerald and Panmure Gordon. Sav holds a PhD in psychopharmacology from Nottingham University and a BSc (Hons) degree in pharmacology from Manchester University.