Philip Astley-Sparke

Philip Astley-Sparke is Chief Executive Officer, Director and co-founder of Replimune. Previously he was the President and CEO of BioVex Inc, which developed the first oncolytic therapy which was approved in the U.S. and Europe in 2015. Philip relocated the Company from the UK to the US in 2005 before Biovex was acquired by Amgen for up to $1bn ($675m paid to date) in 2011. Subsequent to BioVex/Amgen, Philip was President at uniQure where he established their US infrastructure including the world’s largest gene therapy manufacturing facility and now serves as the Company’s Chairman. Philip is also currently a Venture Partner at Forbion Capital and Chairman of Oxyrane. Philip received a BSc in Cellular and Molecular Pathology from Bristol University UK, qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen and was a healthcare investment banker with Robert Fleming / Chase H&Q.