
Elizabeth Iorns, PhD
Co-founder & CEO
Leads strategy, R&D, and clinical development.
Elizabeth is a translational scientist with deep oncology credentials: PhD in Cancer Biology from the Institute of Cancer Research, London; postdoctoral and Assistant Professor positions at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine focused on breast cancer; 60+ publications in leading journals.
Elizabeth co-founded and led Science Exchange as CEO from 2011 through its acquisition in 2024, building the R&D orchestration platform used by BMS, AbbVie, Gilead, Astellas, and other top pharmaceutical companies. She has been recognized by Goldman Sachs (100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs), Nature (Ten People That Mattered in 2012), Wired (50 Women Who Are Changing The World), and as a Scrip Awards Finalist for Executive of the Year.
























