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Clara Eastwood

Interim CFO · Verdant Biosciences
London, England, United Kingdom · LinkedIn ↗

Background

Interim CFO at Verdant Biosciences, currently supporting the team through a Phase I readout and pre-Series A planning. Previously CFO at Kestrel Biopharma where I led our £18m Series A, and I hold non-executive roles at Arclight Pharma and Quill Bio across audit and remuneration. My focus is UK oncology and rare diseas…

Experience15 yrsCompanies8

Career History

Jan 2025Present1 yr 6 moNED (Audit Remcom Chair) at Arclight Pharma
Aug 2024Present1 yr 11 moInterim CFO at Verdant Biosciences
Pre-Series A9 FTEsOncology · ADC platform

Interim CFO at a 9-person Cambridge oncology spinout building data room and KPI pack for a £20M Series A targeted Q2 2026.

Aug 2024Present1 yr 11 moInterim CFO at Solivant Therapeutics
Series A22 FTEsSolid tumour immunotherapy

Interim CFO covering maternity at a Series A oncology biotech, owning the £14M extension round close and HMRC R&D tax credit refile.

Jul 2024Present2 yrNon Executive Director at Quill Bio

Education

BEng, EngineeringSaltmoor College (19851988)
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