Julie Walters

Julie Walters, founder, is the driving force behind Raremark. She has a first-class degree in molecular genetics from King’s College London and a background in popular journalism, before combining her skills to drive change in health. She is an entrepreneur by nature and believes in harnessing the power of families affected by rare disease.

She is the winner of multiple awards, including Female Entrepreneur of the Year at the UK’s 2017 Enterprise Awards. Outside Raremark, Julie serves as a trustee of the rare disease patient group www.findacure.org.uk

Read Julie’s blogs here.

Peter Coë

Peter Coë, co-founder and content director, has been with the company from the outset. He has more than three decades’ experience in communications, originally as a reporter, editor and presenter for TV-am, the BBC and Sky News, and has led complex healthcare programmes in multiple languages and countries since 2007.

Pete Chan

Pete Chan, head of research & analysis, is responsible for authoring publications based on data and insights derived from Raremark’s patient communities. Pete has previously served as an editor for the pharmaceutical industry’s news and analysis service Scrip Intelligence.

Alex Garner

Alex Garner, product owner, is responsible for the up-keep and future development of Raremark’s digital real-estate. He discovered a passion for building health-tech products from over five years of implementing and designing digital applications for the NHS. Along with a master’s degree in business management and innovation, Alex is a firm believer in the principles of user-centric design and constant learning.

Matteo Baratella

Matteo Baratella, lead user interface developer, is the technical link between creative and back-end developers. Over the past two decades, Matteo has worked at companies such as Visa, 02, TopGear, Harrods and Shortlist.com. Matteo has experience in technical support, web project management, web design and front-end development.

Ripan Kumar

Ripan Kumar, lead backend developer, is a full stack developer with extensive experience in Ruby on Rails and AngularJS who loves exploring new tools and technologies. Ripan has ownership across all back-end functionality and he is responsible for developing all server-side logic, ensuring a high-performance, scalable and secure system. Ripan works closely with engineering, creative and marketing teams to deliver software solutions of the highest quality.

Ian Edwards

Ian Edwards, lead designer, has six years of in-house and agency experience. With a focus on patient-led design and accessibility, Ian delivers creative solutions across print and digital media, with a specialist interest in illustration.

Zayd Fredericks

Zayd Fredericks, junior designer, graduated with a degree in graphic design from New College Nottingham. His skills cross many disciplines such as branding, web and print design. Zayd’s passion is developing designs which are both functional and engaging to the user.

Masood Sahibzada

Masood Sahibzada, performance marketing manager, is responsible for devising and delivering online marketing strategy and campaigns. He is an experienced digital marketer with an MBA in marketing from Bradford University School of Management and a degree in computer science from Visvesvaraya Technological University, India.

Emily Armstrong

Emily, Community manager, helps Raremark’s community members find useful information, including the latest community insights and medical research. Emily has a PhD in Neuroscience from King’s College London.