Eccles (pictured) joins Basis company from Trinity Life Sciences, where he was a partner in the strategic advisory part of the business, leading a team across the US and UK.

His work spans areas including commercialisation strategy and execution, market landscaping, opportunity assessment and early asset prioritisation.

Basis has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. The company’s health practice, launched in 2018, provides research and analytics for life science businesses.

Rune Mortensen, group chief executive, Basis, said: “Paul stood out to us not only because of his industry experience, but also his exceptional leadership skills. As we continue to grow Basis Health, adding Paul to the team only strengthens our commitment to invest and deliver thoughtful and strategic guidance to our people, partners and clients.”