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We are operators, scientists and founders with a shared mission. WhatsApp Image
2022-02-11 at 12.52.54.jpeg Ale CEO at Wilbe. Former corporate solicitor in
London focused on tech, medical devices and spinouts. Ale left practice in 2015
to advise founders of early stage tech companies. Supported over 40 founders,
and in 2017 set up Wilbe Ventures, acting as interim COO to AI and Blockchain
ventures on an equitable basis. He built an investor-backed portfolio and a
stellar team and in 2019 together with Dee started building a new model for
commercialising science at scale with Wilbe.com. Guest lecturer within the
Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London. Academically specialised in
environmental law, drafting policy including for COP15 in Copenhagen. He
completed his LLB (Hons) from the University of Kent. A bowman when sailing,
once injured his neck head-banging at a RATM tribute gig. Grey LinkedIn Icon
Grey Twitter Icon IMG-20210830-WA0008_2_edited.jpg Thejas Talent & Ventures
Associate, Thejas received his PhD from University of Wisconsin-Madison in
cancer biology and carried out his post-doctoral studies at the Institute for
Molecular Biotechnology at the Vienna Biocenter. Over the course of his
scientific career, he has published in prestigious journals such as PNAS and
Nature. He recently pivoted from making discoveries to talking discoveries with
scientists. Before joining Wilbe, he worked with CEBINA, a biotech accelerator.
Enjoys reading books on restructuring democracies and cooking fusion dishes.
Hakan Bagci Hakan Academic Partner helping the team visualise the impact of the
life sciences research that we wish to commercialise. Hakan brings his expertise
as a life sciences and healthcare consultant and inside the lab as a senior
molecular and cellular biologist at Imperial College London. He is also Founder
of the Imperial Postdocs and Fellows Enterprise Network. Hakan’s research. Alec
Thomas_edited.jpg Alec Originally from Colorado, Alec completed his PhD in the
development of a bio-mimetic material to package therapeutics for targeted
delivery. As a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Oxford, he led a
clinical project within the Institute of Biomedical Engineering. He has recently
stepped into the entrepreneurial world at a London-based start-up in stealth.
WhatsApp Image 2022-10-05 at 4.51.34 PM.jpeg Nithin Course Director at Wilbe
Skills, Nithin is currently laser-focused on the upcoming launch of a new
course, to bridge the gap between non-science investors and world class
founders. As an early stage deeptech angel, Nithin curates a portfolio of
impactful investments in science-based founders tackling the world's largest,
most complex problems. A seasoned operator in the Investment Banking, Energy and
Medtech sectors, when Nithin is not with his family, he is a supporter of
Charlton Athletic and hip-hop aficionado. Devika Thapar Devika COO at Wilbe.
Former head of new product development at IBM Watson in New York. Dee spent five
years commercialising artificial intelligence solutions for large enterprises
across USA and Europe in product, sales and chief of staff roles. Her interest
in frontier technologies began whilst working with Yale's Tech Transfer Office
on spinout evaluations during her MBA. She started her career as a management
consultant with Accenture India. An angel investor in early stage ventures.
Devika serves on the Board of Collette, a world leading travel company.
Professionally trained dancer now keeping up, she is on the Board of STEM from
Dance aimed at empowering girls of colour to pursue STEM education through
dance. A BA in economics from St. Stephen's College India.
