Consultant

Sandy Tung

Sandy joined us as a Consultant in 2019, bolstering our senior teams capabilities with her extensive experience in portfolio management, forecasting and valuation and licencing and partnership support. Her wide-ranging responsibilities include developing new business and project proposals, managing projects from conception to completion and working on a variety of new business initiatives with other members of the Eradigm team. Her passion for innovation and learning means she is constantly looking for new and better ways to solve client and business problems.

Sandy’s previous roles include consultant positions at Informa Pharma Consulting, Business Development Associate at Horizon Discovery in Cambridge and Portfolio Strategy at Medimmune.

Outside of work she loves to travel, is a keen skier and regular swimmer and enjoys film and the arts in general.

Consultant

Fergus Kennedy

Fergus joined Eradigm in 2017 and during his time with us has developed deep knowledge across an extensive range of projects, business functions and therapeutic categories. His expertise includes cross-portfolio and cross-functional strategy, external innovation, pricing and reimbursement, product launch excellence and commercial opportunity assessment.

He has worked in therapeutic areas ranging from oncology, hematology and vaccines to rare diseases, immunology and neuroscience and his technological expertise encompasses cell & gene therapy, new drug modalities, digital health, POC diagnostics and biologics.

Fergus’s consultancy experience has been gained in both entrepreneurial and strategic roles. Previous positions include business development roles for MedImmune/AstraZeneca, analytics roles for GSK and spells working in consultancy for both Cambridge Enterprise and Owlstone Medical. He holds a first class degree in Biology from the University of Oxford and a Masters in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge.

Outside of work, Fergus is keen cook and baker and loves all things ‘foodie’, as well as travel, creative writing, film and music. He is also an avid reader of, and listener to, anything related to science, technology, economics and sociology.

Consultant

Tanita Sira

Tanita is an experienced consultant with responsibility for leading complex market access and product strategy projects and for managing the teams that deliver them. During her time at Eradigm she has helped global teams develop effective pricing and reimbursement strategies for innovative therapies as part of robust global market access strategies, and helped clients identify and leverage areas of non-clinical differentiation to confer competitive advantage in crowded therapeutic areas in preparation for product launches.

She has a deep knowledge of oncology, inflammatory disorders and cardiovascular diseases and extensive experience of market access dynamics across key markets including the US, Europe, and Japan.

Tanita joined us shortly after we opened our doors in 2016, having previously worked at the Cell & Gene Therapy Catapult in London where she supported the successful clinical and commercial translation of cell and gene therapies. She holds a first class Bachelor’s degree in Medical Sciences and an MSc in Regenerative Medicine: Clinical and Industrial Delivery, both gained at the University of Edinburgh.

Tanita is a keen netball player, regularly takes part in charity bike rides and, being a painter herself, loves to visit art galleries and exhibitions. She is also one of Eradigm’s many self-confessed foodies!

Senior Associate Consultant

Victoria Blackbeard

As Associate Consultant, Victoria plays a key role on a wide range of projects.

Her responsibilities include conducting market research to fully understand particular therapy or technology related areas as well as their market dynamics, including key players, strategies and positioning. Her ability to both assemble and build complex datasets and analyse and translate data to identify crucial trends and insights, helps form the strong foundations from which we develop the strategic recommendations we make to our clients.

Her project experience spans external innovation strategy, cross-market product and lifecycle management strategy, sales force automation technologies, OTC healthcare market and company valuation techniques.

Previous roles have included design engineer and sales roles for an international medical devices company and working on go-to-market strategies for a UK based medical device start-up. Victoria holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cape Town and a Masters in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge.

She is a passionate sportswoman enjoying tennis, running and both water and snow skiing in particular, as well as travel and exploring new places.

Consultant

Javier Vega

Javier joined Eradigm in 2018 having held previous positions as a Consultant Analyst for PA Consulting’s Life Sciences Division and prior to this worked for the Material Science division of Pfizer.

Since joining Eradigm, Javier’s project experience has covered cross-portfolio strategy, launch readiness, commercialisation strategy, M&A strategy and large-scale implementation; his clinical knowledge includes women’s health, oncology, neurology, OTC healthcare and rare diseases.

As Eradigm’s social secretary, Javier leads our comprehensive social and wellbeing programme ensuring that our team is both cohesive and fighting fit! You can regularly find him whipping the team into action to get in front of our Eradigm personal trainer.

Javier holds a first class honours degree, Masters of Engineering in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering from the University of Bath.

Outside of work he is a passionate traveller and loves exploring new places and learning about new cultures. He is also a keen swimmer, enjoys the gym and health and fitness generally and loves discovering the vast array of culture that London has to offer.

Senior Associate Consultant

Nikoletta Gkatza

Having completed her PhD in Genetics at Cambridge University and then spent a year as a postdoctoral researcher in Genetics, Nicole joined us in early 2019 as an Associate Consultant.

Her scientific expertise spans oncology with a focus on skin and prostate cancer, regenerative medicine and translational medicine including rare diseases and genomics. Her previous consulting experience includes international development research for a technology targeted to Africa and South Asia, market evaluation and launch feasibility for a novel analytical instrument in the UK as well as business development, competitive intelligence and investor screening for a differentiated medical device in the Middle East and North Africa region.

Nicole spends much of her spare time exploring London’s many street markets and parks, and enjoys all sports, hiking and baking.

Associate Consultant

Allison Hills

With extensive experience in oncology, pharmacology, precision medicine and translational diagnostics, Allison’s main role at Eradgim is to conduct research relating to drug development and commercialisation, and then to analyse the findings to develop insights that help shape strategic recommendations to clients.

Allison joined us early in 2019, bringing with her extensive scientific and clinical research experience built over 5 years as a Clinical Research Scientist and PhD researcher at Imperial College London. She has also held positions as a Cancer Clinical Trials Data Manager within the NHS and as a Toxicology Project Leader with Charles River Laboratories.

Allison holds a BSc in Pharmacology and a PhD in translational cancer genetics and liquid biopsy technology. She loves the ambitious Eradigm team dynamic, the challenging nature of the work she undertakes and the uniquely collaborative approach taken to ensure that the most insightful and powerful recommendations are put forward to solve clients’ business problems.

Outside of work, Allison is a keen traveller with a camping trip to Iceland one of her most recent adventures. Her other main passion is food – in particular discovering new and unusual cuisines.

Associate Consultant

Fayssal Sadi-Cherif

Fayssal joined Eradigm in October 2019 as an Associate Consultant. His work involves the analysis of primary and secondary research data across disease and technology areas, to help assemble strategic recommendations to our clients.

His previous roles include Visiting Process Development Engineer at Autolus Therapeutics in London, optimising Autolus’ CART manufacturing process, and Healthcare Analyst position at Nexthera Capital, New York City.

Fayssal’s educational background combines Process- and Bio- engineering, Life Sciences and BioEnterprise, with a strong focus on translating novel therapeutics from bench to market. His expertise spans drug development, commercialisation and biomanufacturing with a special interest in advanced therapies, genomics and regenerative medicine.

He holds both a MSc. in Biomedical Engineering from Imperial College London and a First-Class Honours BSc. Bioprocessing of New Medicines (Science & Engineering) from UCL.

Fayssal’s interests include exploring cultures through travel and art, live music, trekking and anything outdoorsy.

Associate Consultant

Ilaria Coppola

Ilaria joined Eradigm in October 2019 as an associate consultant, bringing to the team her curiosity to explore the interface between science and business, and her ambition to contribute to its development. She conducts primary and secondary research relating to the current and future state of the pharmaceutical market, to draw insightful trends and build powerful stories.

She holds a first-class degree in Biotechnology at Imperial College London and a Master in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge. Her previous experience spans from scientific investigation in several areas of neurodegeneration to business development roles and market access at AstraZeneca. She is enthusiastic to be part of the Eradigm group, where diversity and charisma blend together to form a highly professional and innovative work dynamics.

When she is not at work, you will probably find her racing in a swimming pool, cooking for friends or wandering in one of London’s many museums and art galleries.

Associate Consultant

Elliot Medcalf

Elliot joined us in September 2018. Much of his work involves the analysis of primary and secondary research data that helps drive the recommendations we make to our clients.

He has worked on projects across an extensive range of geographies and has developed a strong knowledge in pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement, cross portfolio strategy and product positioning as well as in chronic and rare diseases including cancer (hematology) and Alzheimer’s.

Elliot holds a first class joint honours BSc in Biotechnology with Management from Imperial College.

Much of his time outside of work revolves around his 3 dogs and playing both the drums and the keyboard. He is also passionate about cooking and enjoys exploring cuisines from around the world.

Financial Controller

Kamila Kohoutova

As our Finance Assistant, Kamila is responsible for the co-ordination and delivery all Eradigm’s day-to-day accounting and finance operations. Kamila joined us in November 2018 and has a wealth of financial and accounting experience, gained initially in Australia and then in the UK where she has worked in similar positions for businesses in the technology, property, leisure and healthcare sectors.

By painstakingly seeing to multiple financial and operational control systems of the business, such as capacity and expense management, Kamila makes a vital contribution to the business ensuring that Eradigm’s team of consultants can focus on what is important in serving clients without being burdened with administrative tasks. Kamila’s service minded attention to detail has been instrumental to Eradigm’s rapid growth.

Kamila holds a Bachelor of Accounting degree from Central Queensland University, Australia. Outside work, Kamila is an accomplished scuba diver, and has a self-confessed, masochistic passion for swimming with sharks!

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HR Business Partner

Diala Ghandour

Diala joined the Eradigm team in early 2019 to help Patrick and Marcus develop, implement and roll out an HR strategy that provides unparalleled opportunities and benefit for employees at all levels. She provides support on a variety of HR issues, from employee relations and performance management to training, development and recruitment.

With over 14 years experience in HR, Diala is a highly experienced practitioner and has worked closely with executive management in large financial and pharmaceutical organisations, as well as with owners and managers of SME’s. She specialises in empowering and supporting managers and employees to create fruitful and efficient work relationships and in helping to generate a balanced culture in which employees can develop and thrive.

She holds an Advanced Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership and has a CMI Member Masters Degree in Human Resource Management and a CIPD Associate Member Bachelor Degree in Media.

Diala’s loves outside of work include writing poetry, teaching Arabic and exploring the world to learn more about as many different cultures and countries as possible.

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