Bicycle Therapeutics plc appointed Stephen Sands, Former Chairman of the Global Healthcare Group at Lazard, to the Board of Directors. Mr. Sands has spent more than 35 years at Lazard providing strategic and financial advice to senior executives and boards of directors at leading healthcare and life sciences companies across the globe. Prior to joining Lazard, he was a partner in the healthcare practice of McKinsey & Company.

During his career, Mr. Sands has co-founded two life sciences companies: Enzytech (acquired by Alkermes) and Opta Food Ingredients (acquired by Stake Technology and now SunOpta). Mr. Sands has served as director on the boards of several life sciences companies and is currently a director on the board of Cytier Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CYT, Oncology Drugs).