Laurence Barker joined SV in 2016, bringing over 20 years of venture, biotech, and pharma experience. He previously led investment management at GSK and worked in business development at Syntaxin and MorphoSys.








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Send your deckLaurence Barker joined SV in 2016, bringing over 20 years of venture, biotech, and pharma experience. He previously led investment management at GSK and worked in business development at Syntaxin and MorphoSys.
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business development at Syntaxin; business development at MorphoSys; Head of Investment Management in Worldwide Business Development at GSK; Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF); SV; Dementia Discovery Fund.
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