PIR International has a combined track record of over 100 years of experience partnering with the Life Science sector to deliver world-class leadership talent where it matters. We possess a range of specialist knowledge and a comprehensive network that allows us to deliver Executive and Board level searches to our clientele anywhere from historic streets of Cambridge in the UK to shores of the Bay Area, on the West Coast.
We have demonstrable success working with growth stage VC-backed and publicly listed businesses across a broad range of specialisms, including the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, diagnostics, medical technology, life science research tools, CRO and services fields.
We have particular success in supporting clients in current advanced fields such as; Gene Therapy, Cell Therapy, Immuno-Oncology, Antibody Therapeutics, Genomics, Liquid Biopsy and Microbiome.
Case Studies
Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals
VP Regulatory Affairs Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals is a US headquartered clinical-stage neuroscience biotech founded in 2019 by a highly accomplished team with deep expertise across leading biopharma companies, successful venture-backed startups, and top-tier academic institutions. The company is a clinical-stage neuroscience [...]
Maxion Therapeutics
VP of Clinical Development Maxion Therapeutics (Maxion) is developing a pipeline of potentially first and best-in-class protein therapeutics using its proprietary KnotBody® technology. KnotBody® therapeutics solve a key problem in industry making ion channel and GPCR targets tractable for biologics. [...]
Slingshot Therapeutics
Chief Business Officer Launched in 2024, Slingshot Therapeutics (Slingshot) is an innovative UK-based biotechnology accelerator created by Syncona Investment Management Limited, Europe’s leading builder of sustainable life science businesses. Slingshot was founded to bridge a critical gap: while academic researchers [...]
Pharmaceutical Services Company
Chief Growth Officer Our client is a fast-growing, UK-headquartered, PE-backed pharmaceutical services company. They sought to appoint an experienced executive to take on the role of Chief Growth Officer — a pivotal position providing strategic and operational leadership across their [...]
CHARM Therapeutics
Chief Business Officer CHARM Therapeutics is a protein-ligand intelligence company turning advanced protein-ligand prediction into impactful medicines. CHARM’s advanced protein-ligand prediction platform, DragonFold, provides unique 3D insights into the dynamic structure of the protein-ligand binding interactions, with the potential for [...]
Amphista Therapeutics
SVP, Chemistry Founded by Advent Life Sciences, Amphista is a spin-out of TPD expert Professor Alessio Ciulli’s laboratories at the University of Dundee. The Company has raised over $60M to date and is funded by leading life science investors including [...]
