The funding committees for the NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme are multidisciplinary, comprising academic, clinical and commercial experts, as well as patient and public members. i4i has five committees: three for Product Development Awards (committee A, committee B and committee C), one for Challenge Awards, and one for Connect.
Committee members - Product Development Awards Selection Committee A
| Name | Position | Organisation | Expertise |
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Ms Emma Palmer Foster (Chair) |
Healthcare Consultant |
EJ Palmer Consulting |
Ms Palmer Foster has 30 years experience in life sciences investment banking, venture capital, investor relations, technology transfer and journalism. |
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Professor Paul Sibbons (Deputy Chair) |
Independent pre-clinical Consultant |
Independent Consultant |
Professor Sibbons has extensive experience in pre-clinical surgery, pathology, evaluation and interpretation.
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Professor Raimondo Ascione |
Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Translational Research and Honorary Consultant Cardiac Surgeon |
University of Bristol |
Professor Ascione has cardiovascular surgical expertise and experience in developing and testing new heart valves and new stents. |
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Professor Clive Buckberry |
Co-founder and Fellow of Engineering |
Quanta Dialysis Technologies |
Professor Buckberry is a mechanical engineer by background and has experience in technology development, clinical evaluation and implementation.
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Mr Ravi Chana |
Head of Business Development |
Roche Diagnostics UK Limited |
Mr Chana has a broad range of expertise in business development, market access, health economics, medtech commercialisation and value based healthcare. |
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Ms Mary Anne Cordeiro |
Consultant to life science businesses |
Science to Business Ltd |
Ms Cordeiro has expertise in corporate finance and merchant banking to life science companies as well as investment fund experience in the healthcare sector. |
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Professor Gail Hayward |
Associate Professor |
University of Oxford |
Professor Hayward is a practising GP and experienced in diagnostics and infectious diseases research in primary care. |
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Professor David Jayne |
Professor (Clinical) |
University of Leeds |
Professor Jayne's expertise covers general surgery with coloproctology sub-specialisation, robotic and minimally invasive surgery, gastrointestinal oncology and global surgery. |
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Mr Derek Jerome |
PPI representative |
PPI representative |
PPI representative |
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Professor Pamela Kearns |
Professor of Clinical Paediatric Oncology, Honorary Consultant Paediatric Oncologist |
University of Birmingham, Birmingham Women and Children’s Hospital |
Professor Kearns is a clinician by background with clinical trial expertise in cancer and paediatrics. She was the Director of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit for over 10 years. |
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Dr Michael Kipping |
Director, Medical Technologies |
Element Materials Technology UK |
Dr Kipping has over 25 years of experience in medtech. He has regulatory expertise and supports businesses to understand the clinical safety of medical devices. |
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Dr Zahid Latif |
VP Global Innovation |
Shionogi Europe |
Dr Latif is a qualified pharmacist with experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors, specialising in life sciences and technology. |
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Professor James Moore |
The Bagrit Chair in Medical Device Design |
Imperial College London |
Professor Moore has experience in research commercialisation and his interests include cardiovascular biomechanics, implantable devices, and the lymphatic system.
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Dr Nick de Pennington
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CEO
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Ufonia Limited
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Dr de Pennington is a former neurosurgeon with experience in digital innovation, health AI and clinical entrepreneurship. |
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Dr Michael Schlussel |
Senior Medical Statistician |
NDORMS University of Oxford |
Dr Schlussel works as a methodologist and trial statistician for different health projects. He has an interest in strengthening medical research integrity and transparency. |
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Dr Julie Simmonds |
Managing Director, Equity Research |
Panmure Gordon |
Dr Simmonds has expertise in investment and financial analysis across the healthcare sector, including medical devices, digital health and biotechnology. |
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Dr Andrew Sims |
Head of Department, Northern Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering |
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne |
Dr Sims is a medical physicist specialising in technology assessment of medical devices and diagnostics. He has expertise in medical image analysis and research commercialisation. |
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Dr Corinne Squire |
Interim Director of Clinical Innovation |
Cardiff University |
Dr Squire has an academic background in biochemistry and has experience in clinical innovations, technology transfer, research development and commercialisation. |
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Ms Alexina Weekes |
PPI representative |
PPI representative |
PPI representative |
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Dr Charles Young |
Emergency Physician / Independent Consultant |
St Thomas’ Hospital / Independent Consultant |
Dr Young is an Emergency Physician who works in a broad range of senior commercial, academic, and not for profit healthcare roles in the UK and internationally, with a particular focus on digital health innovation, clinical workflows, and healthcare administration. |