PureTech Health plc announced the appointment of Robert Lyne as Chief Portfolio Officer. Robert brings a decade of experience in international life science deals and portfolio management, along with governance and executive team leadership experience. Robert is expected to join PureTech by early January 2024.

Mr. Lyne joins PureTech from Arix Bioscience plc, a transatlantic venture capital company focused on investing in innovative biotechnology companies, where he served as General Counsel and Chief Operating Officer before being appointed Chief Executive Officer in April 2021. He began his career as a lawyer at international law firm Bird & Bird LLP in London before moving to Touchstone Innovations, a London listed biotech and technology investor, which was acquired in 2017. He has worked on over 80 venture capital financings in Europe and North America as well as multiple trade exits and IPOs.

As an experienced UK plc executive, Mr. Lyne has broad experience formulating and implementing corporate strategy. Mr. Lyne has a BA from the University of Oxford and an LLB from Oxford Brookes University.