Alya M.

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Senior Advisor at iGEM Startups

United Kingdom

Overview

Alya M. is the National Director at Nucleate UK and a Senior Advisor for iGEM Startups, specializing in life sciences and biotech. She is currently completing her PhD at UCL and has been recognized for her exceptional mentorship to founders. She is also a Registered Associate Nutritionist.

Outside of her core professional roles, Alya is passionate about community building within the science and technology ecosystem. She actively organizes and participates in events like the Venture Café London and info sessions to connect academics, founders, and investors, fostering innovation and collaboration.

Unique fact: In 2025, she received the award for Exceptional Mentorship at the Nucleate Alumni Summit.

Personality Overview

Hard To Convince

Demanding

ROI Conscious

They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.  They focus on objectivity in a pitch and pay little attention to bells and whistles. They respond well to confident salespeople.

Topics They Care About

Biotech Startups
As National Director of Nucleate UK and an advisor at iGEM Startups, she is deeply involved in supporting and launching new ventures in the biotechnology space.
Mentoring Founders
She was recently recognized with an "Exceptional Mentorship" award for her work in guiding and supporting new entrepreneurs in the life sciences.
Scientific Research
A PhD candidate at UCL, she recently contributed to a published paper on axonal trafficking dynamics, showing her continued involvement in academic research.

Media Appearances

Once an iGEMer, now an entrepreneur. Featured in iGEM Blog

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Work History

1-2025
Senior Advisor at iGEM Startups
1-2025
National Managing Director at Nucleate UK
11-2023 - 1-2025
Director at iGEM Startups
11-2023 - 1-2025
Director of iGEM Startups at iGEM
7-2023 - 1-2025
Director of Activator at Nucleate UK

Education

10-2023 - 12-2026
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD from UCL
9-2022 - 9-2023
Master of Science - MS from UCL

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Insights For Selling To Alya

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be crisp while making the pitch
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Refer to testimonials from others in similar positions

DONT's

  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Refrain from asking too many questions
  • Do not give up if they are not convinced, try again with a different approach

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Alya is

  • Belief in the product plays an important role, followed by objective proof and testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Alya

  • They may hesitate slightly, but if they are not convinced, they will say no.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Alya move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Alya take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks only after they have analyzed the advantages and disadvantages.

You And Alya

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