# Melanie Lee

> Melanie Lee is a startup investor at LifeArc (London). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [LifeArc](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lifearc)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanie-lee-41247314/

Melanie Lee is a startup investor at LifeArc in London. LifeArc’s CEO & Founder Dr Melanie Lee, PhD, CBE. Prior to joining LifeArc Melanie pursued a 30 year career in healthcare R&D and gained leadership experience both from the biopharmaceutical industry and from the medical research charity sector. Melanie’s previous roles have included Chief Scientific Officer at BTG (most recently) as wellas senior positions at GSK, Celltech and UCB. She has previously held Trustee appointments at Cancer Research Technology and Cancer Research UK and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Sanofi.

## About LifeArc

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

LifeArc is an independent life science medical research charity committed to drastically improving positive patient outcomes everywhere. It specializes in the fields of biotechnology, healthcare, and medical. It was founded in 1992 and headquartered in London, England.

3 contacts available at LifeArc.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ian Campbell | Chief Business Officer (CBO) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-campbell-3106 |
| Melanie Lee | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/melanie-lee-dc72 |
| Paul Mussenden | Non-executive Deputy Chairman, Chair of Audit & Risk Management Committee | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-mussenden |

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