The funding panel for SBRI Healthcare are multidisciplinary, comprising clinical, commercial and technical expertise as well as representatives from the Academic Health Science Networks (AHSN) and Innovate UK.
The funding panel for the Phase 2 Integrated Care and Social Care competition follows:
| Professor Michael Lewis (Chair) | Non Executive Chairman, iPlato Ltd | Professor Michael Lewis is Chair of five Medical/CRO/digital health companies and Professor at Birmingham Medical School. His industry experience covers pharma, biotech, digital, dental, devices and diagnostics and he is also Chair of the Biocatalyst Major Awards (MAC2) Panel. |
| Ms Vikki Hearn | Strategic Commissioning Manager, Somerset County Council | Vikki has a background in managing Leaving Care Services, housing strategy and commissioning. She currently manages the commissioning needs of Somerset County Council, which is working with its local partners to create a more integrated approach to the delivery of health and social care. |
| Ms Charlotte Williams | Group Director, Strategy & New Care Models, Mid & South Essex University Hospitals Group | Charlotte’s role encompasses strategy, improvement, leadership, innovation. She joined MSE following six years at UCLPartners. Previous roles include NHS Five Year Forward View team, leading NHS New Care Models, and 18 years NHS senior experience. |
| Mr Ian Sandison | Medical Technology Consultant | Ian spent nine years with Becton Dickinson and three years at Smiths Medical. He assists medtech companies with strategy, planning and commercialisation. He works with the Eastern AHSN on their NHS Readiness events, and he contributes to the Cambridge University, Judge Business School MBA programme. |
| Alice Evans | Co-Head, Responsible Investment, BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA) | Alice has extensive fund management experience running global equity funds with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and specialises in the healthcare sector. |
| Mr Richard Deed | Associate Director Industry, Health Innovation Manchester | Richard’s early career was in oncology research, followed by 20 years of commercialisation and industry facing activity in the NHS. He has been involved in previous and current SBRI Healthcare calls, defining the clinical needs and acting as an assessor. |
| Dr Stuart Monk | Associate Director, South West Academic Health Science Network | Stuart is an Associate Director at the South West AHSN. Previously he has built partnerships between SMEs and academics, driven change and continuous improvement at a technology company and led scientific for golf’s governing body. |
| Dr Sam Shah | Digital Health Tech Advisor and Clinical Director Dentist practises | Former Director of Digital Development NHSE and NHSX, Sam is now an expert Digital Heath tech advisor. |
| Mr Swapnil Gadgil | Co-founder and CEO, Therapy Box | Swapnil is Co-founder and CEO of Therapy Box, a multi-million pound health tech business established 10 years ago with £800. His expertise is in identifying unmet healthcare needs, product development and commercialisation. |
| Professor Tony Young | Consultant Urological Surgeon in the NHS, Director of Medical Innovation at Anglia Ruskin University and National Clinical Lead for Innovation at NHS England | Professor Young is a practicing frontline NHS surgeon, National Clinical Director for Innovation at NHSE, Director of Medical Innovation at Anglia Ruskin University, and has founded four Med-Tech start-ups. He has also co-founded the £500m Anglia Ruskin Med-Tech Campus, which will become one of the world’s largest health innovation spaces. |
The funding panel for the Phase 1 Integrated Care and Social Care competition follows:
| Dr Glenn Wells (Chair) | Chief Operating Officer, Oxford Academic Health Science Centre | Glenn is an experienced professional in the life science and healthcare sector, particularly in funding and management of translational research & development of national policy. |
| Dr Tracey Vell MBE | Associate Lead for Primary & Community Care, Greater Manchester Health & Social Care Partnership | Tracey is an expert in medical leadership. Her interests include creative strategy. She has a strong record in collaborative management and has worked with local and national bodies. |
| Vikki Hearn | Strategic Commissioning Manager, Somerset County Council | Vikki has a background in managing Leaving Care Services, housing strategy and commissioning. She currently manages the commissioning needs of Somerset County Council, which is working with its local partners to create a more integrated approach to the delivery of health and social care. |
| Charlotte Williams | Group Director, Strategy & New Care Models, Mid & South Essex University Hospitals Group | Charlotte’s role encompasses strategy, improvement, leadership, innovation. She joined MSE following 6 years at UCLPartners. Previous roles include NHS Five Year Forward View team, leading NHS New Care Models, and 18 years NHS senior experience. |
| Patrick Mitchell | Director of Innovation and Transformation, Health Education England | Patrick’s career stems from hospital operations holding several senior Board positions. He joined HEE in 2013 and most recently oversaw the Topol Review to investigate the workforce, education and training implications of the introduction of digital technologies. |
| Ian Sandison | Medical Technology Consultant | Ian spent 9 years with Becton Dickinson and 3 with Smiths Medical. He assists medtech companies with strategy, planning and commercialisation. He works with the Eastern AHSN on their NHS Readiness events, he contributes to the Cambridge University, Judge Business School MBA programme. |
| Justin Wrench | Director, Horizon SciTech Limited | Justin is an innovation and management consultant. He has coached well over 100 SMEs in developing and commercialising new technology, as well as leading many projects in health and life sciences sector. |
| David Connell | Senior Research Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School | David has spent many years working in the science and technology sector. He was a cofounder of Archipelago Technology, a Cambridge company which specialises in high precision print technology. The design of the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) is largely based on proposals made by David. |
| Alice Evans | Co-Head, Responsible Investment, BMO Global Asset Management | Alice has extensive fund management experience running global equity funds with a focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues, and specialises in the healthcare sector. |
| Richard Deed | Associate Director Industry, Health Innovation Manchester | Richard’s early career was in oncology research, followed by 20 years of commercialisation and industry facing activity in the NHS. He has been involved in previous and current SBRI Healthcare calls, defining the clinical needs and acting as an assessor. |
| Dr Stuart Monk | Associate Director, South West Academic Health Science Network | Stuart is an Associate Director at the South West AHSN. Previously he has built partnerships between SMEs and academics, driven change and continuous improvement at a technology company and led scientific for golf’s governing body. |
| Hazel Harper | Senior Innovation Lead, Innovate UK | Local Government experience of 26 years covering procurement, contracting, social care, project and programme management and commissioning. Significant experience in delivering large scale health and care technology and service innovation programmes. |