Experience

Northumbria University

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Research & Innovation

  • Feb 2018 - Present



VidyaBio Ltd

• Founder and Director

  • 2010 - Present

  Innovation consultancy: Innovation funding, spin-out creation and management specialising in Regenerative medicine. Knowledge Transfer and Innovation, Project and product management, market and technology analysis



University of Sunderland

• United Kingdom
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Business Development Manager

  • Feb 2016 - Feb 2018

  Facilitating commercialisation, IP Management and collaboration with industry and public sector in areas including Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health Sciences, Digital technology, Sport Sciences and Engineering



Academic Health Science Network for the North East and North Cumbria (AHSN NENC)

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Innovation Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2015

  Innovation consultancy to the NHS facilitating innovation, product development and commercialisation. Activities include IP evaluation, market analysis, technology licencing, business development, fund raising and project management. Liaison between the NHS and the Healthcare Industry to facilitate technology development and commercialisation.



MyGenomics Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services

• Founder and CEO

  • Jan 2009 - Jan 2013

  Personal Genomics start-up founded with Support from Newcastle Science City. Fund raising, operations and technical management, Product and Business Development, Market Analysis.



CELS BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

• United Kingdom
• Biotechnology Research

• Strategic Project Manager

  • 2004 - Jul 2009

  Business development and technology transfer specialising in Regenerative Medicine. Product development, fund raising, spin-out management and project management. Working with Universities, NHS and Biotech industry to facilitate commercialisation and technology translation.



CellFactors Plc

• Neural Project Director

  • 2002 - 2003

  Management and commercialisation of the neural cell development project.



NeuroNova AB

• Director of Cell Dvelopment

  • 2000 - 2002

  Set up of the neural cell development group and development of neural cell based assays for pre-clinical drug discovery



STEMCELL Technologies

• Canada
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• Product Manager

  • 1995 - 2000

  life science product development. Launch of a range of cell separation and culture media products for stem cell and immunology research



Robarts Research Institute

• Canada
• Research
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Post Doctoral fellow

  • 1994 - 1995

  Investigating immuno therapies for the treatment of type 1 diabetes



Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Post Doctoral Fellow

  • 1991 - 1994

  Investigating the immunological aetiology of psoriasis



Roche

• Switzerland
• Biotechnology Research
• 700 & Above Employee

• research Biologist

  • 1985 - 1988

  Developing immuno-modulatory retinoids for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis