Our Leadership Team
At RxCelerate, our leadership team is a blend of seasoned industry leaders, each bringing a unique set of skills, knowledge, and innovation to the table. Together with our dedicated scientific and operational teams, we aim to drive your success in the ever-evolving landscape of drug discovery.
Board of Directors
Jill Reckless
Co-founder and CEO of RxCelerate. Provides strategic vision to RxCelerate Group. Over 20 years’ experience of translational biology and leading drug discovery programmes covering a wide area of therapeutic indications.
David Grainger
Following an academic career at Cambridge University leading a world-renowned group investigating the biology of chronic inflammation, David joined Index Ventures as a Venture Partner, before co-founding leading European Venture Capital house Medicxi.
Elaine McKilligin
Founded and managed The Cambridge Partnership (now part of RxCelerate Group) providing back-office services to virtual and semi-virtual biotech companies. Over 20 years’ experience of all aspects of company creation and growth, including a career at GSK.
Nick Tait
Qualified Chartered Accountant trained at EY. Over 20 years’ experience of providing finance, investor relations and administrative support to companies.
Senior Management Team
Jill Reckless
Co-founder and CEO of RxCelerate. Provides strategic vision to RxCelerate Group. Over 20 years’ experience of translational biology and leading drug discovery programmes covering a wide area of therapeutic indications.
Nick Tait
Qualified Chartered Accountant trained at EY. Over 20 years’ experience of providing finance, investor relations and administrative support to companies.
Jon Heal
Leader of the ProsaRx team with over 20 years’ experience of drug discovery. Previously a co-founder of Prosarix Ltd and Head of Computational Chemistry at Evolva SA. Instrumental in the development of the ProtoDiscovery™ technology platform.
Sharon Williams
VP, Operations
Biotechnology professional with 20 years’ experience in biopharmaceutical R&D Management, Operations Management and Project Management coupled with strategic leadership experience
Chris Rossant
VP, Scientific Operation,
RxBiologics
Drug discovery scientist with 20 years’ plus experience in large pharma, biotechs and CRO’s providing leadership and management of biologics work programmes.
Donna Leach
Head of HR
HR professional with over 15 years’ experience in Human Resources within the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. Creating high performing environments where individuals can flourish and culture becomes a pillar of success.