Alexander Sotnikov
Consultant
Problem-Solving
Leadership
Communication Skills
Investment banking
Student Ambassador
London School of Economics and Political Science
Since November 2016
Volunteer Work
- Promoting the programme to prospective students: attending an Information session event to answer questions from prospective students
- Connecting with offer holders: sending individual welcome emails to offer holders and answering their questions via ongoing email correspondence in the lead up to the start of the programme.
Intern in Investments department
Human Stem Cells Institute OJSC
August 2016
Internship
- Searched for potential investors in Hong Kong and Singapore, contacted them and provided them with the promotion materials
- Proposed improvements in the PowerPoint presentation for investors due to the deficiencies in design and drew attention to the lack information on key issues such as market research, the protection of the patents beyond Russia, the growth prospects of the medicine
- Translated promotion materials
Company Description
Human Stem Cells Institute PJSC (HSCI) is a Russian public biotech company founded in 2003.
HSCI is engaged in drug discovery, R&D and marketing of innovative proprietary products and services in the field of regenerative medicine, bio-insurance, medical genetics, including reproductive genetics, gene therapy and biopharmaceutics.
The Company aims to foster a new culture of medical care – developing new health care opportunities in such areas as personalized and preventive medicine.
HSCI owns the largest family cord blood stem cell bank in Russia and the CIS – Gemabank®, as well as the reproductive cell and tissue bank Reprobank® (personal storage and donation).
The Company launched Neovasculgen®, the first-in-class gene therapy drug for the treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease, including Critical Limb Ischemia, and also introduced the innovative cell technology SPRS-therapy®, which entails the use of autologous dermal fibroblasts to repair skin damage due to aging and other structural changes.
HSCI is implementing a socially significant Genetico® project for the development of its own Medical genetics center & lab to provide a wide range of genetic testing and counseling services with the aim of early identification, prediction and prophylactic treatment of genetic disorders, including reproductive system diseases (e.g. PGS/PGD, NIPT, Oncogenetics, Bioinformatics, diagnostic panels for specific disease categories and cases).
The Company actively promotes its products on the Russian market and intends to open new markets throughout the world.
HSCI is listed on the Innovation & Investment Market (iIM) of the Moscow Exchange (ticker ISKJ). The Company conducted its IPO in December 2009, becoming the first Russian biotech company to go public.
HSCI is engaged in drug discovery, R&D and marketing of innovative proprietary products and services in the field of regenerative medicine, bio-insurance, medical genetics, including reproductive genetics, gene therapy and biopharmaceutics.
The Company aims to foster a new culture of medical care – developing new health care opportunities in such areas as personalized and preventive medicine.
HSCI owns the largest family cord blood stem cell bank in Russia and the CIS – Gemabank®, as well as the reproductive cell and tissue bank Reprobank® (personal storage and donation).
The Company launched Neovasculgen®, the first-in-class gene therapy drug for the treatment of Peripheral Arterial Disease, including Critical Limb Ischemia, and also introduced the innovative cell technology SPRS-therapy®, which entails the use of autologous dermal fibroblasts to repair skin damage due to aging and other structural changes.
HSCI is implementing a socially significant Genetico® project for the development of its own Medical genetics center & lab to provide a wide range of genetic testing and counseling services with the aim of early identification, prediction and prophylactic treatment of genetic disorders, including reproductive system diseases (e.g. PGS/PGD, NIPT, Oncogenetics, Bioinformatics, diagnostic panels for specific disease categories and cases).
The Company actively promotes its products on the Russian market and intends to open new markets throughout the world.
HSCI is listed on the Innovation & Investment Market (iIM) of the Moscow Exchange (ticker ISKJ). The Company conducted its IPO in December 2009, becoming the first Russian biotech company to go public.
Company website
College Committee Panel Volunteer
King’s College London
October 2014
to May 2016
Volunteer Work
- In position of responsibility on deciding the outcome of student cases (appeals, misconduct, fitness-to-practice for nurses and midwives)
- Brought student perspective to the discussion which changed the opinion of other panel members and eventually changed the outcome of the case
- Spotted inconsistencies in a student or university’s answer and conveyed them in sensitive and understanding manner to the committee
3rd Year Business Management student representative
King’s College London
October 2015
to May 2016
Volunteer Work
- Elected as student representative among a pool of 10 candidates to represent 150 fellow course students
- Acted as intermediary between students and the department by raising issues such as lecture capture, feedback improvement and deficient policy on choosing the modules
- Didn’t overpromise. Kept all students up-to-date about the response from the department
