At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Buckinghamshire based Director operating in the Health Care space. If you think a Director is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Chris Bonnett
Projects Director of GE Healthcare
Chris Bonnett is a project director at GE Healthcare.
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About GE Healthcare: GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies and services that are shaping a new age of patient care.
Gavin Wild
Associate Director of UCB
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About UCB: UCB Pharma is a biopharmaceutical and specialty chemical company.
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Kruti Popat
Director, Customer Insights & Engagement of Galapagos
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About Galapagos: Galapagos is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, specialized in the discovery and development of small molecule medicines with novel.
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Edward Donald
Senior Director International Marketing of Humanscale Corporation
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About Humanscale Corporation, UK Trade & Investment (UKTI): Humanscale is the premier designer of sustainable ergonomic seating and tools for a more comfortable workplace.
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Karen Roy
Chief Strategy Officer & Member of the Board of Directors of Phlexglobal
Karen Roy graduated as a Pharmacist in South Africa and entered the Pharmaceutical Industry working for Eli Lilly in Sales. In 1992, she moved into Clinical Research in the UK with Chiltern International, initially managing the Clinical Development Department. Latterly she started up and globally managed a new and novel group, EDC Solutions. In 2007, Karen joined Phlexglobal as Chief Business Development Officer and moved into her current role as Senior Vice President, Client Solutions in 2015. With her clinical and EDC background, Karen has also taken on a lead role in Phlexglobal’s electronic Trial Master File initiative, to promote, develop and implement support of Client eTMF systems as well as Phlexglobal’s eTMF Solution – PhlexEview. Karen also co-chairs the DIA TMF Reference Model, an industry driven initiative to standardize the content, naming and structure of Trial Master Files.
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About Phlexglobal: Established in 1997 Phlexglobal delivers a specialist comprehensive service for all administrative aspects of the clinical trial process
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Ian Gilham
Director of Stowheath Ltd.
Ian is currently non-executive chairman of Multiplicom NV, focused on the development and commercialization of DNA sequencing products; and Biosurfit SA, focused on development and commercialization of point-of-care diagnostic products. He is also Director of Stowheath Ltd., which offers advisory services to private equity companies and corporate finance organizations investing in clinical diagnostics and medical device companies. Ian has previously been CEO of Axis-Shield plc and Vice President, Pharmacogenetics and Diagnostics at GSK, as well as holding various positions within Abbott Laboratories.
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About Biosurfit, Stowheath Ltd.: Stowhealth Ltd. is a private practice which operates several health clinics.