Draft:Harry Destecroix


Harry Destecroix
Born10 April 1987
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Investor, Scientist
Known forScience Creates, Ziylo, SCVC

Harry Destecroix (born 10 April 1987) is a British scientist, entrepreneur, and investor. Harry co-founded the biotech start-up Ziylo which was acquired by Novo Nordisk for up to $800 million in 2018[1][2]. He founded Science Creates in 2017 which has established two deep tech incubators in Bristol, with a third in development[3][4], and two UKRI-funded accelerator programs for engineering biology[5][6][7]. Harry is founder and Managing Partner of SCVC, a Venture Capital firm that invests in early-stage deep tech start-ups[8][9][10][11].

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  2. ^ Tirumalaraju, Divya (2018-08-19). "Novo Nordisk acquires Ziylo in a deal valued up to $800m". Pharmaceutical Technology. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  3. ^ Bristol, University of. "November: science-creates | News and features | University of Bristol". www.bristol.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  4. ^ "Deal for £8.5m 'deep tech' building at University of Bristol". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ "UKRI and Science Creates launch engineering biology accelerator". www.ukri.org. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. ^ "Leading VC partnerships to support engineering biology accelerator". www.ukri.org. 2024-02-29. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  7. ^ "Accelerator for science tech start-ups opens for applications". Business Live. 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  8. ^ "Bristol entrepreneur who exited for up to $800M doubles-down on the city with deep-tech incubator and VC fund". TechCrunch. 2020-12-08. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  9. ^ "UK deep tech gets another boost with new $100M SCVC fund out of Bristol". TechCrunch. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  10. ^ "UK's most successful deeptech founders unite for the first time". Startups Magazine. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  11. ^ "SCVC's new fund to propel Pre-Seed and Seed stage tech innovation". Tech.eu. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2024-07-04.