The rest of the 100: Martin Murphy, chief executive of Syncona Partners

Martin Murphy, chief executive of Syncona Partners, Wellcome Trusts £200m ($300m) direct investment vehicle for healthcare and life sciences, joined it two years ago after nine years at MVM LifeScience Partners. He promptly hired Chris Hollowood from VC peer Apposite Capital, James Peach from charity Cancer Research UK and Iraj Ali from management consultancy McKinsey & Co.