Dr Maria Dunford is a biotech entrepreneur who has founded two companies: Innovation Forum and Lifebit. As Lifebit’s CEO, Maria has led Lifebit to become one of the industry’s fastest growing companies and the biggest disruptor, securing contracts with high-profile clients across the life sciences sector, including Genomics England and Boehringer Ingelheim. Recently listed as a Top 100 future unicorn to watch by Financial Times’ Sifted, Maria has led Lifebit to raise over $70 million in capital funding, including 95 billion dollar venture capital firm Tiger Global.