Alex Gwyther
Director/Board Member at Gentronix Ltd.
Profile
Alex is part of Mercia’s VCT investment team and is involved in identifying new investment opportunities, completing transactions and supporting Mercia’s portfolio companies.
Previous experience
Alex joined Mercia in 2021 after seven years in the world of science and technology: first as a science policy advisor for the UK government, and then as a consultant and client manager at IBM.
Alex has a first-class undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Oxford and an MSc in Science Communication from Imperial College London.
Alex Gwyther active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Mercia Fund Management Ltd.
 Mercia Fund Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Mercia Fund Management Ltd. (Mercia Fund) is a private equity subsidiary of Mercia Asset Management Plc founded in 1999 by Mark Andrew Payton, Timothy R. Hazell and Everard Mascarenhas. The firm is headquartered in Warwickshire, Great Britain. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2021 |
LMC Software Ltd.
 LMC Software Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LMC Software Ltd. provides application platform that enables care homes to take all admin and planning online. Its application is use by the residential, nursing and mental health providers. The company was founded by Sam Hussain and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 01/06/2022 |
Gentronix Ltd.
 Gentronix Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Gentronix Ltd. provides services and solutions to help organizations optimize the development of drugs and other chemicals. It provides contract services for genotoxicity using a patented human cell GADD45a reporter GreenScreen HC and BlueScreen HC assays and related assays including Micronucleus and Ames MPF. The company was founded by Richard Maurice Walmsley in July 1999 and is headquartered in Macclesfield, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 01/03/2022 |
Ridge Pharma Ltd.
 Ridge Pharma Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Ridge Pharma Ltd. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The company is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom. | Director/Board Member | 01/07/2022 |
Training of Alex Gwyther
| University of Oxford | Undergraduate Degree |
| Imperial College London | Graduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 4 |
|---|---|
Gentronix Ltd.
Gentronix Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Gentronix Ltd. provides services and solutions to help organizations optimize the development of drugs and other chemicals. It provides contract services for genotoxicity using a patented human cell GADD45a reporter GreenScreen HC and BlueScreen HC assays and related assays including Micronucleus and Ames MPF. The company was founded by Richard Maurice Walmsley in July 1999 and is headquartered in Macclesfield, the United Kingdom. | Health Technology |
Mercia Fund Management Ltd.
Mercia Fund Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Mercia Fund Management Ltd. (Mercia Fund) is a private equity subsidiary of Mercia Asset Management Plc founded in 1999 by Mark Andrew Payton, Timothy R. Hazell and Everard Mascarenhas. The firm is headquartered in Warwickshire, Great Britain. | Finance |
Ridge Pharma Ltd.
Ridge Pharma Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Ridge Pharma Ltd. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The company is headquartered in Reading, the United Kingdom. | Health Technology |
LMC Software Ltd.
LMC Software Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services LMC Software Ltd. provides application platform that enables care homes to take all admin and planning online. Its application is use by the residential, nursing and mental health providers. The company was founded by Sam Hussain and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Technology Services |
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