Executive Leader | Technology Strategy | Innovation | Commercialisation
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Executive leader with a PhD in Tissue Engineering and more than a decade of experience translating frontier science into commercial impact. I specialise in identifying emerging technology opportunities, defining strategic direction and building the organisations, partnerships and capabilities needed to deliver them. My background spans deep tech startups, research translation and large collaborative programmes, with leadership experience across engineering biology, bioprocessing, innovation and technology commercialisation.
I thrive in ambiguous environments where complex scientific challenges require strategic thinking, innovative problem solving and decisive execution.
Head of Operations | Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein & UKRI Microbial Food Hub, Imperial College London
Lead strategy and operations for over £40 million of research translation funding, coordinating more than 180 researchers across 11 institutions and a portfolio of approximately 100 research projects. Build partnerships between academia, industry, investors and government to accelerate commercialisation of engineering biology.
Head of Innovation | Ivy Farm Technologies
Scaled the R&D organisation from an early stage startup into an internationally recognised cultivated meat company. Built multidisciplinary teams, guided technology strategy, supported fundraising of more than £45 million, delivered major cost reductions, established scalable R&D systems and contributed to multiple patent applications.
PhD, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
MRes, Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
BSc (Hons), Biomedical Sciences
