Tim Bernard

Enigma
DISC Type : cid

Member Board Of Directors at Cellexus

Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom

Overview

Tim Bernard is the CEO of Pivotal Scientific, where he focuses on fostering growth and innovation within the biotechnology sector. With a background in Genetics from the University of East Anglia, he specializes in new business development, sales expansion, and brand recognition for life science companies.

Based on his recent activities, Tim is an avid traveler, undertaking trips to destinations like Wuhan, China, and Dusseldorf, Germany, for industry events. He also appears to be a dog owner, sharing a lighthearted personal anecdote about his pet.

Unique fact: Tim recently returned to Wuhan for the first time in six years, describing it as a valuable learning experience and noting one is "never too old! " to learn.

Personality Overview

Persuasive & Assertive

Friendly Yet Blunt

Hard To Convince

They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting proof as well as information.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing

Topics They Care About

Biotech Business Growth
As CEO of Pivotal Scientific and Chairman of 2BScientific, his focus is on helping life science companies worldwide grow sales and brand awareness.
International Life Sciences
His recent business travels to China and Germany for major industry events underscore his focus on the global life science tools market.
Startup Investing
He is a founder and investor in companies like mAbsolve, showing a clear interest in supporting and guiding new ventures in the biotechnology space.

Media Appearances

Tim has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2021
Member Board Of Directors at Cellexus
7-2021 - 9-2024
Member Board Of Directors at Oxford Expression Technologies
6-2020 - 9-2024
Board Advisor at GLYKOGEN LIMITED
2-2020
Founder Investor at mAbsolve
6-2018 - 2-2022
Chief Commercial Officer at Nordic-Mubio BV

Education

1981 - 1984
Genetics from University of East Anglia
1977 - 1979
Education details unavailable from Royal Latin School

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 17 Location : Greater Oxford Area, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Member Board Of Directors at Cellexus
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Tim

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use a combination of data as well as stories for your pitch, a ppt might not be necessary
  • Help them realize that any personal risk in making this decision is far less compared to what the results could mean for them
  • Build rapport slwly without rushing, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Avoid making offhand commitments, understand the root of their concerns first
  • Don’t be too objective but make sure to pad your storytelling with data points
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously. They are easily deterred

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Tim is

  • Proven value, strong objective evidence are important for them, rapport can impact decisions a little.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Tim

  • They are practical and friendly, but can give a clear response with a little prodding

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Tim move?

  • They like to be detailed, so unless they develop strong conviction, they can take their time to arrive at decisions
  • Can Tim take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and do not take risks that often, unless you can get them to develop strong conviction

You And Tim

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.