Biography

Simon Barnes is a Professor of Practice in the field of venture
capital finance. He had a 25 year career in and around venture capital
and was a founder and Managing Partner at Circadia Ventures LLP which
managed a VC funds in the fields of food sciences, nutrition,
biotechnology and healthcare. He was previously a lecturer and
director of the Entrepreneurship Centre at Imperial College's Business
School. He has a MA in Natural Sciences and a PhD in plant
biochemistry & molecular biology from the University of Cambridge.