SEMARION - Key Persons


Blaise Louis

Blaise is part of Semarion's cell biology team where she works to develped and evaluate novel applications, e.g. in oncology or neuroscience. Previously, she did her PhD at King's College in London where she engineered microenvironments to guide stem cell differentiation. Blaise Louis Cell Biologist

Daniel Weekes

Job Titles:
  • Cell Biology Lead

Del Trezise

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director

Fabrice Turlais

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Advisor - Compound Screening
  • VP at Evotec
Fabrice sits on Semarion's Research Commitee and advises on implementaion of the SemaCyte® platform for compound screening. Fabrice is VP at Evotec amd has 20+ years of experiens with compound screening drug discovery throughput optimisation. He managed screening facilities at Cancer Research Technology, MedImmune, UCB, and ICR.

Fatima Kranc - Chief Investment Officer

Job Titles:
  • Investment Director
  • Investment Manager at Cambridge Seed Funds
Fatima is an Investment Manager at Cambridge Seed Funds, focussed on delivering impact from research at the University of Cambridge.

Holly Herbert

Job Titles:
  • Process Engineer
Holly is part of Semarion's advanced materials team where she works to fabricate SemaCytes and develop novel technology features. Previously, she did her PhD at the Universitry of Cambridge where she designed novel magnetic sensors for biomedical applications. Holly Herbert Process Engineer

Jacqui Cookson

Job Titles:
  • HR Consultant
  • Human Resources Consultant
Jacqui is a Human Resources consultant specialising in providing advice and support to start-up and early stage biotech and high-tech SME's.

Jeroen Verheyen - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Co - Founder

Karolina Zapadka - Chief Investment Officer

Job Titles:
  • Investment Director

Paul Wallace - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board

Peter McPartland

Job Titles:
  • Board Observer
  • Investment Director at Martlet Capital
Peter is an Investment Director at Martlet Capital, with a focus on early-stage life science investments.

Russell Cowburn

Job Titles:
  • Non - Executive Director
  • Professor of Experimental Physics
Russell is Professor of Experimental Physics (Cambridge University) and supports the development of the SemaCyte® platform.

Serena Belluschi

Job Titles:
  • Product Lead

Tarun Vemulkar - CTO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Chief Technology Officer
  • Co - Founder