Pencil Biosciences Trigger: New Board Chair Sparks Deals

🚀 Battle Card: Pencil Biosciences

• Jonathan Thon, PhD, Chair of the Board of Directors · 🔗 LinkedIn

• Tracking this Pencil Biosciences sales trigger signals a strategic push to scale and fund next-gen gene editing. → Source

• Securing and managing high-profile funding rounds

• Streamlining board-level governance and communication

• Primary: Board collaboration platform → Accelerate meeting prep, secure document sharing

• Expansion: Investor relations CRM → Real-time funding insights and reporting

• HQ: Macclesfield, England

• Employees: ≈ 75

• Rev: ≈ $5 M

• Website: pencilbiosciences.com

🤼 Competitive Intel

• Diligent — Board management software
• Unique edge: Market leader with enterprise-grade security
• Evaluated by Chair & CFO for compliance controls

• BoardEffect — Board portal platform
• Unique edge: Highly customizable workflows
• Evaluated by Corporate Secretary for ease of use

• OnBoard — Board collaboration suite
• Unique edge: Intuitive agenda building and notes
• Evaluated by CEO & IT for rapid adoption

✅ Do-Now Checklist

Next Step

🧠 Copy My Prompt for Personalized Cold Outreach

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✏️ YOUR COMPANY
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OUR_COMPANY   = ❑≈ TBD❑
OFFER_BRIEF   = ❑board collaboration platform❑
PROOF_METRIC  = ❑reduced prep time by 30%❑
CTA_STYLE     = ❑quick_call❑
TONE          = ❑friendly❑

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📌 TARGET COMPANY
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NAME        = Jonathan
COMPANY     = Pencil Biosciences
DEPT        = Board of Directors
SIZE        = ≈7
BOTTLENECK  = inefficient board governance
EVENT       = new board chair appointment
DETAIL      = Appointment of Jonathan Thon, PhD as Chair of the Board
PAIN        = streamlining board-level governance
SRC         = http://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=ftfLlWd9aZbF2NXfwppam3Bd664=&newsLang=en&newsId=20250915062727&div=41152219
SIM_CO      = GenomeTech
WIN_METRIC  = 30% faster meeting prep
NEXT_SIZE   = ≈12
EMP_EST     = ≈75
REV_EST     = ≈$5M

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TASK FOR CHATGPT
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Role: “NewsletterForLeads SDR-Assist”.

Validate any ≈ guesses via SRC.

EMAIL  (keep breaks):
Subject: ≈7-person Board of Directors

Jonathan—noticed your Board of Directors team is ≈7.

That’s when inefficient board governance slows growth.

We helped GenomeTech fix this with board collaboration platform.

Result: 30% faster meeting prep.  
Quick call?

PS—next bottleneck hits ≈12.

DM ≤45 words, TONE:
Saw your post about Appointment of Jonathan Thon, PhD as Chair of the Board — streamlining board-level governance.  
board collaboration platform. reduced prep time by 30%. Quick chat?