Life Sciences Hub Wales, an organisation devoted to serving to cross-sector companions drive innovation to the frontline of well being and social care, has appointed three distinguished leaders from throughout healthcare and know-how to affix its Board.
Peter Bannister, Malcolm Lowe-Lauri and Neil Mesher convey their distinctive experience and strategic imaginative and prescient to assist form the way forward for well being and social care innovation in Wales.
These appointments signify a big milestone for Life Sciences Hub Wales, strengthening the organisation’s capacity to make Wales a spot of alternative for well being and social care innovation and funding.
Every new Board member’s wealth of strategic perception and dynamic management will assist to reinforce high quality of care, optimise service supply and catalyse important financial development and job creation.
Peter Bannister combines his in depth expertise in each academia and trade to pioneer progressive options and ship development, with a confirmed observe report for biomedical companies specialising in surgical procedure, diagnostics, and digital therapy pathways. He’s Managing Director of Romilly Life Sciences Ltd, delivering evidence-led digital product technique consultancy, and an Honorary Professor at Birmingham College for the Institute of Utilized Well being Analysis.
He holds a Doctorate from Oxford College in medical imaging and expertise, the place he partnered with Rolls Royce to pioneer the business improvement of worldwide synthetic intelligence applied sciences.
Peter commented on how he was trying ahead to utilizing his experience:
“I’m excited to be becoming a member of the Board of Life Sciences Hub Wales at a time when evidence-based healthcare know-how is required greater than ever, particularly if we’re to shift the burden of well being and care from reactive to preventative fashions. “I’m notably wanting to leverage my experience in commercialising medical units, medical units, digital well being and synthetic intelligence in each SME and international, cross-sector consortiums to make sure that innovation can realise tangible advantages for the individuals of Wales whereas additionally scaling shortly to different, numerous populations.”
Malcolm Lowe-Lauri has over 4 a long time of expertise in shaping change in healthcare supply, analysis and innovation – together with performing as CEO throughout plenty of UK NHS Trusts. He’s CEO of Tutorial Well being Options (AHS) and Technique Adviser to Archus, the place he pioneers progressive scientific and pathway modelling approaches. He has helped form NHS reforms, analysis and improvement, and innovation our bodies comparable to Tutorial Well being Science Networks. His earlier senior management roles embody Head of Well being and Life Sciences at Grant Thornton and Government Director of Cambridge College Well being Accomplice.
Commenting on his appointment, Malcolm mentioned:
“I’m thrilled to be becoming a member of the Board of Life Sciences Hub Wales. From my very own work in Wales and throughout the UK I understand how a lot potential there may be to develop life sciences in Wales. I’m trying ahead to assembly the workforce later in September and getting began.”
Neil Mesher has had a powerful 27-year profession at Philips, holding a spread of senior management roles throughout each healthcare and shopper divisions, culminating in his appointment Senior Vice President (SVP) for Western Europe. He has accountability for the Well being Programs enterprise within the North West areas and leads the options portfolio for Western Europe. Neil additionally makes use of this expertise to supply strategic perception as a non-executive director at Cardiff-based MyHealthChecked, Chair of the Affiliation of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI) and co-chair of the Ministerial Well being Know-how Partnership Group.
Neil spoke on his appointment, saying:
“I’m delighted to be becoming a member of the Life Science Hub Wales at this thrilling time for the broader Healthtech sector. The challenges dealing with all mature healthcare programs are effectively documented, however I imagine that in Wales we have now a singular atmosphere during which we are able to foster a extra collaborative relationship between well being and social care suppliers, academia and trade for the long run good thing about sufferers.”
These three appointments change outgoing Board Members Jarred Evans and Catherine O’Brien
Cari-Anne Quinn, Chief Government Officer at Life Sciences Hub Wales, mentioned:
“We warmly welcome Peter Bannister, Malcolm Lowe-Lauri and Neil Mesher to our Board. Their mixed expertise in creating transformational change throughout healthcare and trade aligns with our goals to advance life science innovation to our well being and social care frontline, and we sit up for their perception and strategic steerage within the supply of this.
I’d additionally like to specific my deepest thanks for the valued contributions from our outgoing Board members Jarred Evans and Catherine O’Brien. We’re extraordinarily grateful on your work over the previous six years in serving to us to form well being and social care innovation in Wales.”
To seek out out extra in regards to the work being delivered by Life Sciences Hub Wales, go to their web site.
