Biomedical Engineering Division: How we are governed

Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, Aston University 

David has a background in Engineering, Manufacturing, NPD and R&D. His experience includes a cross-sector portfolio of roles in the private sector leading to his current role as Knowledge Transfer Manger in support of UK Innovation. He joined IUKBC in 2014 where he is lead for health and care, this includes digital health and population health and healthy ageing / independent living agendas. He also participates in cross-sector activity mainly through his experience of managing technical and business consultancy projects.

Expertise / interests: incontinence technology, absorbents technology, skin biophysics and biotribology, international standards, mathematical modelling and clinical-technical correlations. 

Knowledge Transfer Manager, Innovate UK Business Connect

James began his career as a Medical Physicist with a focus on Ultrasound, Ionising and non-ionising radiation. He later moved into Research Commercialisation for the NHS and raised £1.5M for a spin-out from the NHS and two universities in orthopaedic product development. After working for the spin-out he then moved into consultancy with a range of experience in IP, technical and market research, business planning, grants and tenders. He has significant experience of both UK and European grants having written, managed and delivered on nearly 200 grants and been a judge on several regional and national programmes. Prior to joining InnovateUK Business Connect he was responsible for due diligence and equity investment for a UK research charity.    

James has an MPhys in Physics with Medical Appplications, an MSc in Medical Physics and an MSc in Science Entrepreneurship.

Professor in Biomedical Engineer & Biomaterials, Queen Mary, University of London

Self-assembling biomaterials, hierarchical mineralization, biofabrication, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine

Healthcare and Medtech Policy & Public Affairs Consultant

Helen is an Electro-Mechanical Power Engineer with over 20 years of experience in both academia and industry. Her academic career was spent at Loughborough University researching turbocharger performance and electrical defence systems for armoured vehicles. Her industrial career was in the defence industry managing projects on euro-fighter typhoon, submarine systems and naval vessels.

Helen began working for the IMechE in 2013 as Head of Engineering in Society. She became Head of Healthcare Policy in 2015, managing programmes on all aspects of health and social care, focusing on innovative healthcare technologies and their impact on patient care. Now as a consultant, Helen continues to develop thought leadership across the healthcare sector to raise the profile of biomedical, pharmaceutical, and mechanical engineering.

Professor Emeritus, Department of Engineering, Durham University.
Editor in Chief, Proceedings of IMechE Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine.

Research interests Bio-tribology.

Lecturer, Imperial College London