Dr Andrea Taylor bio
Dr Andrea Taylor
CEO
Following a PhD in genetics at the University of Edinburgh and several post-doc roles in cancer research, Andrea worked in drug discovery within the pharmaceuticals sector (Smith Kline Beecham now GSK) and biotech (Oxford Glycosciences, latterly UCB).
Andrea then took on senior consultancy positions with companies in Oxford and Cambridge (Pharma Ventures and Cambridge Consultants) conducting valuations and providing deal-making advice, market forecasting and due diligence to a wide range of biotechs, global industry players and venture capital investors.
She then spent six years with Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Development International working to support the growth of companies in the Scottish healthcare sector and attracting life science companies to locate in Scotland.
As Head of Inward Investment at Edinburgh BioQuarter, Andrea was involved in securing several inward investors including GSK to locate at the site. Andrea joined Edinburgh Innovations in 2017.
