Alex Buchan Investment Director

Alex Buchan

Investment Director

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Personal Bio

Alex leads on our life science and bio-tech investments.

Alex Buchan has 20 years of experience investing in “deep tech” life science businesses and sits as a Non-Executive Director or observer on the boards of a portfolio of early stage life sciencecompanies. 

Alex leads on Northstar’s partnership with the Northern Accelerator, a collaboration between six of the North East’s universities fostering spin out companies. As part of this, Alex works as a mentor and adviser to startup companies taking part. He also sits on the Newcastle University Equity Committee, which oversees University commercialisation activities. Alex has been involved in the life sciences industry since completing a PhD in Microbiology/ Biotechnology at the University of Kent. He went on to hold a number of senior commercial roles in biotechnology companies, including Compugen, SDI Europe and EnSys Europe. Prior to this, Alex worked as a Stockbroker in London. 

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