All SBRI Healthcare funding competitions are assessed by a panel of healthcare experts, patient representatives, public body representative The panels include both core members who will assess multiple competitions, and other specialists brought in for particular competitions aligned to their area of focus.
A selection of our panel board members include:
Professor Mike Lewis
Professor, University of Birmingham
Professor Theo Arvantis
Chair in Digital Health Informatics and Director of the Institute of Digital Healthcare, Warwick University
Professor Peter Bannister
Executive Chair, Institution of Engineering and Technology Healthcare Sector
Mr Billy Boyle
CEO, Owlstone Medical Limited
Dr Jo Dixon-Hardy
Director of Medical Technology Innovation, University of Leeds
Dr Hilary Fanning
Director of Research Development and Innovation, University Hospitals Birmingham
Mr Swapnil Gadgil
CEO, Therapy Box Limited
Mr Liam Gascoigne-Cohen
Research Analyst, Healthcare, SP Angel, S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP
Dr Sourav Ghosh
Lecturer Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical and Manufacturing Engineering
Loughborough University
Professor Janet Hanley
Associate Professor, Edinburgh Napier University
Professor Liudi Jiang
Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton
Mr Charles Lowe
CEO, Digital Health and Care Alliance
Professor Roma Maguire
Professor of Digital Health and Care, University of Strathclyde
Mr Patrick Mitchell
Director of Innovation and Transformation, Health Education England
Mr Chris May
Founder and Managing Director, Mayden
Dr Liz Mear
Managing Director, Leeds Academic Health Partnership
Dr Helen Meese
CEO, The Care Machine Ltd
Dr Terry Parlett
University of Cambridge Enterprise
Mr Steve Parr
Healthcare and Medtech Lead, Enterprise M3 Limited
Mr Andrew Payne
Manager, NHS Shared Business services (Salford)
Mr Roland Partridge
Consultant Paediatric & Neonatal Surgeon, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital
Professor Sam Shah
Clinical Director Dentist Practises and Digital Health tech Advisor, University of Ulster
Dr Elliott Street
CEO, Inovus Medical
Mr Lawrence Tallon
Deputy Chief Executive, GSST, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Rebecca Todd
Investment Director, Longwall Venture Partners LLP
Professor Wendy Tindale
Director, NIHR Devices for Dignity MIC; Scientific & Innovation Director, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals
Professor Pankaj Vadgama
Emeritus Professor of Clinical Biochemistry, Queen Mary University of London
Professor Harm van Marwijk
Head of the Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
Dr Tracey Vell
Clinical Director, Health Innovation Manchester
Dr Glenn Wells
Director of Strategy & Planning, Medical Research Council
Professor David Weller
James Mackenzie Professor of General Practice, Usher Institute – University of Edinburgh
Ms Charlotte Williams
Chief Strategy and Improvement Officer, Mid & South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Richard Williams
Healthcare Product Development lead, Healthcare Technologies Institute, University of Birmingham
Dr Mark Wyatt
Investment Director, Mercia Asset Management PLC
Professor Tony Young
National Clinical Lead for Innovation, IRLS, NHSE
Dr Laura Fenner
PPI representative
Dr Rebecca Harmston
Public Panel Board Member
Mrs Amy Anderson
Non Executive Board Member, NHS Grampian Community Health Partnership