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David Gough
David Gough is an entrepreneur and investor specialising in biomedical and other technology-based businesses who is credited with founding or co-founding seven companies and in helping to raise around £80million. He has enjoyed a successful and broadly based career spanning over thirty years during which time he has gained experience all sectors of the biomedical industry and across most of the major therapeutic areas.
In 1997, David founded First Instar Limited a consulting firm specialising in mentoring, strategic management and finance for the life sciences and biomedical industries.
As well as CEO/General management roles with four companies, he has held board level positions in marketing, business development, finance and operations.
David has extensive board-level experience gained from 19 companies and is currently a non–executive director of Pro-Cure Therapeutics Limited, BioAstral Limited and VariDose Limited as well as being Chairman of CTM BioTech Limited. David is also an advisor to The Lachesis Fund, Loughborough University Enterprises, Quester Capital Management and ETCapital Limited.
As a consultant David specialises in strategy, business planning and technology management. He has advised some of the world’s leading pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies.
He has extensive mentoring experience involving companies from many of the country’s leading Universities and is a contributor to the University of Cambridge, Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning annual summer school.
David is a believer in life long learning and has both a scientific and management education as well as holding the threshold competence qualification in investment management. He has recently been awarded the Diploma in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors.
