Mark Buswell, PhD — Head of Digital Services

Mark Buswell is an experienced pharma life sciences leader with a unique blend of experience in pharma late-phase development and manufacturing, and digital transformation strategy and system delivery. He is noted for his blend of deep life sciences knowledge and strategic business thinking.

Mark worked at GSK from 2002 to 2023 where he held senior roles in R&D, manufacturing and IT. He has experience across a range of modalities including small molecules, large molecule biologics, oligo’s, cell and gene therapies and vaccines. He has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Cambridge and an MBA from Cranfield University. His interests include information technologies, synthesis of APIs using novel methods, novel formulation technologies, fermentation technologies, advanced analytical technologies and automation. He is a chartered Chemical Engineer, a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineering and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.