# Scott Peterson

> Scott Peterson is the Chief Business Officer of T-Cypher Bio, an Oxford-based biotech building next-generation TCR therapeutics for solid tumors and autoimmune disease. A Harvard-trained PhD who started his career at the lab bench as a medicinal chemist at Merck, he crossed over to the deal side and spent two decades shaping pipelines and partnerships at Intarcia, Spero, and Dewpoint Therapeutics before taking the commercial helm at T-Cypher. He is the rare dealmaker who can read both a term sheet and a reaction mechanism.

- **Role:** Chief Business Officer at T-Cypher Bio
- **Organizations:** T-Cypher Bio, Dewpoint Therapeutics, Spero Therapeutics, Intarcia Therapeutics, Merck
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Ph.D., Harvard University, B.S., North Dakota State University
- **Known for:** Earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University, Built business and corporate development functions across multiple pharma and emerging biotech companies, Helped build the development pipeline at Intarcia Therapeutics

## Career timeline

- **Early career** — Began as a medicinal chemist, including work at Merck on drug discovery programs and licensing
- **Mid career** — Executive Director of Corporate Development at Intarcia Therapeutics, helping build the development pipeline
- **Later** — Led Business Development efforts at Spero Therapeutics
- **2020s** — Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at Dewpoint Therapeutics
- **Present** — Chief Business Officer at T-Cypher Bio, Oxford, UK

## Achievements

- Earned a Ph.D. from Harvard University
- Built business and corporate development functions across multiple pharma and emerging biotech companies
- Helped build the development pipeline at Intarcia Therapeutics
- Led corporate development at Dewpoint Therapeutics during its growth and partnering era
- Appointed Chief Business Officer of T-Cypher Bio

## Latest updates

- **2024** — Serving as Chief Business Officer at T-Cypher Bio, advancing the company's TCR therapeutics platform and partnering strategy.

## Links

- Website: https://tcypherbio.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-peterson-phd

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Last updated: 2026-06-21