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Healthcare Leaders and Subject Matter Experts to guide you

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Meet Our Team

Leadership

Board of Advisors

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Nana Theodorou

Associate Director

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust

Accomplished and results driven Research Executive with 20+ years’ international experience delivering projects across the NHS, life sciences, biotech, pharmaceutical and CRO sectors. She is the Associate Director for Research & Innovation for the world’s leading Heart, Lung and Critical Care Group at Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHST leading on the R&I strategy and partnerships. 

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Hatim Abdulhussein

CEO

Health Innovation Network-Kent, Surrey, Sussex

Hatim is an advocate for safe, ethical and responsible digital and AI transformation and ensuring workforce preparedness for new innovations and technologies in health and care. He previously was National Clinical Lead for AI and co-founded the ‘Topol Programme for Digital Health Fellowships’ 

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Graham Armitage

Managing Director, UK-Ireland at EIT Health

Graham is part of the Executive leadership of EIT Health. EIT Health which is a non-profit co-funded by European Commission has supported 2,998 startups since 2016. Graham and his team support ScaleUps Ventures to enable UK-based companies to access the European funding and partner ecosystem. Graham is also a Honorary Visiting Professor at Brunel University. 

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Rakesh Roshan

Entrepreneur-In-Residence, ScaleUps Ventures and CEO, Ox3DBio

Dr Rakesh Roshan is currently CEO of Ox3DBio, a 3D tissue printing technology spinout from Oxford and an advisor to NIHR, UK government’s Health research arm. He was formerly Deputy Head of Physical Sciences at Oxford University Innovation and was instrumental in the spinouts including Oxford Nanopore and Immunucore. Previously he led OxSight through several rounds of funding and growth.

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James Ross

Director, Brunel Partners Academic Centre for Health Sciences

​James heads BPACHS and took up the post as Director in September 2020. A highly experienced NHS manager and qualified nurse, James has experience in operational delivery, policy development, governance, strategy, and continuous service Improvement.

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Delivery Team

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Shona D'Arcy

Entrepreneurship Lead, EIT Health

Shona D'Arcy with EIT Health supports a network of best-in-class health innovators backed by the European Union. She is a deep tech founder and an expert in speech recognition systems.

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Robert Jehan

Partner

Williams Powell

Robert  advises leading Universities R&D and Technology Transfer Offices including Brunel University, National Physical Laboratory working closely with inventors for disclosure write-ups and IP management. He also sits on an assessment panel for an NHS trust's Enterprise department, guiding investment and development decisions.

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Shobana Iyer

Commercial Lawyer

Swan Chambers

Shobana, a Barrister FCIArb who advises on Commercial and Corporate law. She assists with specific compliance and regulatory issues, contract management (negotiating/drafting/reviewing contacts), M&A due diligence, training as well as common dispute resolution. 

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Salik Miah

CEO

Prevista


Salik leads Prevista’s team of Performance Managers and MI & Claims Officers and is responsible for performance management of all external delivery. Salik has 13 years’ experience working on skills, employment and enterprise contracts including with local councils. 

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Johnny Mcnamara

Investment Strategist

Independent

Johnny is an investment strategist who is a Board Advisor to several companies. His expertise lies in strategically advising early-stage founders, particularly in navigating the complexities of raising investment and building an effective fund raising strategy.

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Samir Khan

CEO

Lighthouse Innovations

Samir is a global market access and health innovation strategy professional with 10+years 
experience in the Life Sciences and Healthcare arena,
bringing health economic evidence and market
access strategies to public and corporate decision-
makers investing in health and social impact technologies.

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Lindsay Geogopoulos

CEO

Medipex

Lindsay leads a professional team at Medipex to support NHS, University and industry sectors. Medipex, originally setup as a NHS Innovation Hub is our Innovation Hub partner in the North of England where they have collaborations with Leeds and Sheffield Universities as well as Health Innovation Network Yorkshire. Medipex also hosts the NHS Innovation Awards and Showcase annually. 

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Dr Arthi Manohar

Senior Lecturer,

Brunel University

Dr Arthi is an interdisciplinary design-technology researcher. She is the Programme Director for B.Sc. Design at Brunel. She has extensive research and professional background in product design and experience. 

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Prof. Mono Nandy

Vice Dean International, Brunel University

Monomita Nandy is a Professor in Accounting and Finance and the Vice Dean International of the College of Business, Arts and Social Sciences (CBASS). She is an active researcher in AI , sustainability and impact of digital currencies.

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Olumide Olayinka

Product Design Consultant

Olu has 10+ years working with early & growth-stage startups to scale, he specializes in driving the scale of product-led companies in today’s competitive market.   
with  a focus on UX and product strategies across the EMEA.. 

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Mann Matharu

CEO

Qi Digital

Mann is a renowned British technology entrepreneur, early-stage investor,
award-winning author, and a leading voice in the realms of Blockchain and
Cryptocurrency. As a Futurist, Mann is a regular Guest Lecturer at Brunel University London, Imperial College
London and Dauphine University Paris, where he discusses future technologies whilst
inspiring young minds and academics across multiple faculties.

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Mouna Laaragat

CEO

Grit Makers

Mouna is a Certified Trauma-Informed NLP Practitioner and The Grit Makers’ Founder and CEO. TGM helps entrepreneurs and businesses create, build and excel burnout free with custom interactive workshops and coaching programs designed to build grit and resilience. 

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Clinical Evaluation

Get support from our core and extended team on refining proposal for clinical evaluation and pilots. Discuss with NHS stakeholders, opportunity for such studies. 

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Market Access

Refine your understanding of the NHS requirements and establish strategy to access routes to NHS public and private healthcare markets. Speak to NHS stakeholders and procurement experts to understand processes.

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Regulatory & Compliance

Assess regulatory environments in the UK, USA and Europe and pursue a focused regulatory strategy to accelerate path to market. Our Subject Matter Experts provide guidance.

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Grants & Collaboration

Access our network of NHS, Academic and other partner ecosystems to find suitable collaborators for SME and Research focused grants. Our curated grant experts provide guidance on strategy and writing of the grants (on consulting basis).

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