Work

DigitalHealth.London Accelerator

The DH.L Accelerator brings together the 3 London Academic Health Science Networks, Mayor of London, NHSE and Medcity, to support Digital Health SMEs with the adoption and spread of new innovations to benefit Patients and the NHS.

Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Impact Programme

A 3 year BBSRC Excellence with Impact (EWI) Programme working with the BBSRC to deliver cultural change in Impact. Our 21 strands of activity to Invest, Do More and Share brought in awards of over £250,000, including the BBSRC Impact award, and Special Commendation award. Key outputs included:

• Seed funding projects which led to +£4M investment in 80 Health and Life Science projects, and partnership in China and Mexico,
• Creation of ToolBox, an online platform for sharing tools and resources promoting 70 tools for out licensing.
  • Creation of the QInterns programme facilitating industry placements

Innovation China Programme

I set up a UK-China population genetics and stratified medicine network and led a mission to China which included Genomics England, AstraZeneca, J&J, the Wellcome Sanger and the Science & Technology Facilities Council to present at 3 international launch forums in China and Hong Kong.

EU Researchers Nights

An EU outreach event aimed at raising public awareness to the social impact of research. Delivery included 3000 hours of educational entertainment, a radio broadcast with the Naked Scientists and production of promotional website, videoclips, podcasts and an impact assessment report.

Click on links for details event promotion by Queen Mary University (QMUL), Nature and New Scientist.

Consultancy Start Ups

Creation of ConsulDent, and Cultural Consultation Service included help with:

• Business plan, strategy and marketing budget
• Market research on need, commercial potential and target audience
• Liaise with key service users to establish strategic requirements
• Potential clients
• Promotional materials

Innubiotics

lnnuBiotics is a consultancy service which provides R&D solutions in nutritional biotics to pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and functional food companies.

Cultural Consultation Service

Mental health consultancy service

Click on link for details of CCS launch workshop programme and image below for the brochure

ConsulDent

A dental materials consultancy company

Click on image below to access the brochure. Details on the launch workshop can be found under the Dental Showcase opposite.

Showcases

Emerging Technologies in Cardiovascular Stem Cells

A showcase highlighting the new frontiers of cardiovascular stem cells and the potential use for patient benefit. Held in partnership with the Technology Strategy Board (TSB).

Speakers ranged from major charities such as the British Heart Foundation to small medium sized companies (SMEs) such as Plasticell. The event was supported by large corporation Sanyo. Click on links to see programme and press release

Technological Advances in Dental Imaging and Materials

A technological showcase highlighting the latest research in dental imaging and materials for patient benefit. The day focused on dental materials and imaging from CT scanning to the latest techniques in prevention. Held in partnership with the TSB.

Large organisations such as the UK Trade and Investment and GlaxoSmithKline, contributed to the programme with sponsorship from several SMEs.

The event was promoted by QMUL, TSB as well as other Dental and Life sciences websites.

https://vimeo.com/198695774