Prior to his current role at Sengenics, Dr Anwar held progressively senior positions in genomics, bioinformatics and proteomics companies in the Bay Area in California, the UK and most recently in Singapore. He has a prodigious track record spanning more than twenty years of success in commercialising cutting-edge life science technologies. Out of the five companies he has been involved in, two were acquired, and two went on to successful IPOs. His previous roles included Commercial Director of PhenoCure UK Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company he co-founded in Cambridge, England; Regional Director at DoubleTwist Inc. of Oakland, California and Regional Manager of Clontech of Palo Alto, California. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry which was awarded in 1996 by UCL, London; and a BSc in Genetics in 1993 also from London. Dr Anwar has overall responsibility for the corporate strategy and operations of Sengenics.