UMAIMA AHMAD

Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, 52 North Health

Umaima is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of 52 North Health, reinventing the healthcare journey, starting by transforming cancer care with NeutroCheck. Umaima is also a Non-Executive Director at Health Enterprise East and the Pharmaceutical Licensing Group, Editor of the Business Development and Licensing Journal, and a trustee at Cambridge Community Arts.

A former business development professional and banking lawyer, Umaima is a seasoned negotiator of significant M&A and licensing transactions with values in the billions of dollars, involving pharmaceutical assets across multiple therapy areas which have had incredible tangible impact on patient treatment pathways and health outcomes.
Umaima is a graduate of King’s College London, the University of Strasbourg and BPP Law School and holds an MPhil in Bioscience Enterprise from the University of Cambridge. She is passionate about business, innovation, commercialising science, championing women to pursue STEM subjects and careers, and continuous learning.