About Us

Our team

Leadership & scientific consultants.

A board with deep oncolytic virus, vaccine and public-company experience, supported by external scientific consultants who bring specialist expertise to TollCyto's programmes.

Directors

Prof. Hardev Pandha

Director · MD PhD

Clinician-scientist and Professor of Medical Oncology at the University of Surrey. Practising oncologist at St Luke's Cancer Centre and the Surrey/Sussex Cancer Network.

  • Principal investigator on the first-in-human T-VEC study
  • Medical Director, Accession Therapeutics
  • Chief Medical Officer, VacV Biotherapeutics
  • Expertise in oncolytic viruses, cancer vaccines & experimental cancer therapy

Prof. Mark Chambers

Director · PhD

Emeritus Professor of Microbiology and Disease Intervention at the University of Surrey. Research scientist with a track record in vaccine design and development.

  • PhD in viral cancer vaccine development (HPV-16)
  • Brought first licensed animal TB vaccine to market (badgers, worldwide first)
  • Inventor on TollCyto's HSV5-15 patent family

Stephen West

Director

Fellow Chartered Accountant with 30+ years of international financial, corporate and public company experience. Proven track record working with growth companies.

  • Extensive IPO and secondary listing experience
  • Corporate finance & fundraising specialist
  • Board-level operator across multiple growth companies

Scientific Consultants

External experts supporting our science.

Specialist scientific consultants who contribute to TollCyto's research programmes alongside the board.

Prof. Madhuri Koti

Scientific Consultant · DVM, PhD

Professor of Molecular Immunology at Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario. Internationally recognised expert in preclinical models of bladder cancer.

Dr Guy Simpson

Scientific Consultant · PhD

Senior Research Fellow at the University of Surrey. Specialist in virology, oncolytic viruses, molecular biology, animal models, and cancer biomarkers. Inventor on TollCyto's patent family.