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Eliot Forster

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Chief Executive Officer at LEVICEPT LTD
📍 United Kingdom

Eliot is a seasoned biotech executive with over 30 years of experience leading companies like LEVICEPT and F-star Therapeutics. His expertise spans from early-stage drug development to corporate finance and successful company acquisitions. He holds a PhD from the University of Liverpool and an MBA from Henley Management College. People often describe him as inspiring, brilliant, positive, and personable.

Outside of his numerous executive and board roles, Eliot is committed to advancing medical research and healthcare policy. He serves on the board for the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research and the National Genomics Board. His father was briefly a professional football player.

He holds honorary visiting professorships at the University of Liverpool in the UK and the University of Pavia in Italy.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Chief Executive Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Chronic Pain Treatment
As CEO of Levicept, he is leading the development of LEVI-04, a novel biological therapy for osteoarthritis and chronic pain, which is currently in Phase II trials.
Immuno-Oncology
His previous role as CEO of F-star Therapeutics focused on developing next-generation immunotherapies and bispecific antibodies to treat cancer.
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Career

Work history

11-2023
Chief Executive Officer
LEVICEPT LTD
9-2023
Non Executive Chair
Tessellate BIO
9-2021
Non Executive Director
Immatics
5-2018 - 6-2024
Chairman Of The Board
AVACTA GROUP PLC
10-2018 - 3-2023
Chief Executive Officer
F-star Therapeutics Ltd
In the press

Media appearances

Between the Biotech Waves – Conversation with Eliot Forster, CEO of LEVICEPT LTD. Featured in Spotify
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Education
1988 - 1992
PhD
University of Liverpool
1999 - 2001
MBA
Henley Business School
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