Phase 1
Dr Glenn Wells (Chair)
Director of Strategy & Planning at the Medical Research Council
Skilled in Research and Development (R&D), Medical Devices, Life Sciences, Business Development, and Strategic Planning. Strong business development professional with a Doctor of Philosophy – PhD focused in Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology from University College London (UCL).
Dr Helen Meese (Deputy Chair)
CEO at The Care Machine Ltd
Expertise: Strategic Planning, Operational & Project Management, Tendering & Proposal Preparation, Requirements Capture. Consultant for Engineering, Design & Manufacture (for medical devices & equipment) and Policy, Advocacy & Public affairs in Healthcare & Medtech.
Ms Hilary Fanning
Director of Research Development and Innovation at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Assessment of pre-regulation device utility for adoption into clinical and operational pathways, Management of change processes, transition of novel into Business as usual.
Dr Rebecca Fisher
Principal Research Fellow, University of Nottingham
Stroke rehabilitation, early supported discharge, service development, implementation, health services research. Implementation and evaluation of complex interventions in real world settings.
Mr Liam Gascoigne-Cohen
Research Analyst, Healthcare, SP Angel
S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP
Sell-side analyst responsible for smallcap healthcare research and supporting public/private transactions. BSc Biology from Bristol University and MSc Biotechnology from Imperial College London.
Dr David Hargroves
Consultant Physician and Clinical Lead for Stroke Medicine at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant for over 10 years with expertise in hyper acute stroke care and medicine, and imaging in stroke care.
Professor Liudi Jiang
Professor of Materials and Electromechanical Systems at University of Southampton
Biomedical devices, rehabilitation engineering, intelligent sensors, biomechanics, body interface systems and digital health.
Mr Chris May
Director at Mayden House Limited
Speciality in healthcare planning and information analysis and has concentrated on the health service for the past 30 years.
Professor Roma Maguire
Professor of Digital Health and Care at University of Strathclyde
Digital health/care, remote patient monitoring, clinical decision support, patient experience, evidence based care, cancer, chronic disease, dementia. Human factors, AI Digital health implementation/evaluation.
Mr Steve Parr
Healthcare and Medtech Lead at Enterprise M3 Limited
Medtech, digital health and the NHS. Commercialisation, product R&D, marketing, sales, co. funding, value propositions and market access.
Mr Andrew Payne
Manager at NHS Shared Business Services (Salford)
Public sector procurement in the NHS across clinical and IT categories
Professor Valerie Pomeroy
Professor of Neurorehabilitation at University of East Anglia
Stroke rehabilitation, physiotherapy and movement analysis
Dr Guy Rooney
Medical Director at Oxford AHSN
Currently leading on supporting innovation adoption and strengthening clinical engagement with emerging integrated care systems at OXAHSN.
Previously medical director at Great Western Hospitals in Swindon where he worked for almost 20 years. He has been a consultant in sexual health and HIV since 1999 and is also medical specialist advisor at the Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group.
Professor Harm van Marwijk
Head of the Department of Primary Care and Public Health at Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Professor Tony Young
National Clinical Lead for Innovation at IRLS, NHSE
Clinical Speciality Urology.
Expertise: All aspects of healthcare and life science innovation and has acted as external examiner for PhD’s in ML at UCL.
Dr Laura Fenner
PPIE Representative
Mr Lee Callaghan
PPIE Representative
Phase 2
Mr Stuart Monk (Chair)
National Programme Director – AAC Programmes at The AHSN Network
Expertise: Enabling NHS access to business and the spread and adoption of innovation using change methodologies and approaches. Drawing on a background in research and science across multiple sectors, Stuart is passionate about the theory and practice underpinning the spread and adoption of healthcare innovation.
Dr Helen Meese (Deputy Chair)
CEO at The Care Machine Ltd
Expertise: Strategic Planning, Operational & Project Management, Tendering & Proposal Preparation, Requirements Capture.
Consultant for Engineering, Design & Manufacture (for medical devices & equipment) and Policy, Advocacy & Public affairs in Healthcare & Medtech.
Mr Darrien Bold
National Digital and AI Lead for Stroke at NHS England
Digital transformation and improvement specialist with a keen interest for connecting people and information seamlessly, safely and innovatively.
Dr Hilary Fanning
Director of Research Development and Innovation at University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Assessment of pre-regulation device utility for adoption into clinical and operational pathways, Management of change processes, transition of novel into Business as usual.
Mr Swapnil Gadgil
CEO at Therapy Box Limited
Co-founder Voca Quest & Therapy Box: The Language Explorer, Technical & commercial lead for NIHR II-BP-0817-10014, Collaborator for SBRI funded VocaTempo & NIHR funded CcHAT.
Mr Liam Gascoigne-Cohen
Research Analyst, Healthcare, SP Angel
S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP
Equity research analyst covering companies within the life sciences and healthcare sector.
Dr David Hargroves
Consultant Physician and Clinical Lead for Stroke Medicine at East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Consultant for over 10 years with expertise in hyper acute stroke care and medicine, and imaging in stroke care.
Professor Liudi Jiang
Professor of Materials and Electromechanical Systems at University of Southampton
Biomedical devices, rehabilitation engineering, intelligent sensors, biomechanics, body interface systems and digital health.
Professor Roma Maguire
Professor of Digital Health and Care at University of Strathclyde
Digital health/care, remote patient monitoring, clinical decision support, patient experience, evidence based care, cancer, chronic disease, dementia. Human factors, AI Digital health implementation/evaluation.
Mr Steve Parr
Healthcare and Medtech Lead at Enterprise M3 Limited
Medtech, digital health and the NHS. Commercialisation, product R&D, marketing, sales, co. funding, value propositions and market access.
Professor Valerie Pomeroy
Professor of Neurorehabilitation at University of East Anglia
Stroke rehabilitation, physiotherapy and movement analysis.
Professor Tony Young
National Clinical Lead for Innovation at IRLS, NHSE
Clinical Speciality Urology.
Expertise: All aspects of healthcare and life science innovation and has acted as external examiner for PhD’s in ML at UCL.
Mr Lee Callaghan
PPIE Representative
Had an ischemic stroke in 2014. He works for a leading insurer as a General Counsel for their international Markets.
Mr Jeremy Dearling
PPIE Representative
Extensive experience reviewing research at all stages of the research cycle for multiple agencies.