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This list showcases the top London based Director operating in the Medical Device 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.
Victoria Stewart
Director Of Communications of Abingworth
Victoria has more than 18 years experience in the life sciences sector. She manages and advises on Abingworth’s public relations strategy in Europe and the US and provides support to portfolio companies. Victoria joined Abingworth in 2000 from PJB Publications, where she was Biotechnology Editor of Scrip World Pharmaceutical News. Victoria has held editorial positions at Chemistry in Britain and the Financial Times, where she covered Pharmaceutical Business News, Biotechnology Business and Medical Device Business News. She has a degree in Biological Chemistry from the University of Kent at Canterbury.
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About Abingworth: Abingworth is an international investment group dedicated to collaborating with life sciences entrepreneurs.
Elena Fernandez Kleinlein
Sr. Director Consumer Scientific Innovation of Johnson & Johnson
Elena is the Senior Director of Consumer Scientific Innovation at Johnson & Johnson Innovation. Her main responsibilities are scouting and evaluating early stage technologies and opportunities and managing external partnerships for the strategic areas within the Consumer Sector. Prior to this role, Elena was the Senior Director of R&D Global Topical Health Care for Johnson & Johnson Consumer & Personal Products. In this position, she was responsible for seeking innovative products and claims pipelines within the franchise and oversaw the product development program for iconic brands such as Band-Aid Adhesive Bandages, Johnson & Johnson’s Red Cross and other regional brands like Compeed, Neosporin and Bengay. Elena has grown in the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, previously holding roles of Senior Director R&D EMEA Topical Health, performing as the Worldwide Director Women’s Health R&D, and Manager Baby & Kids R&D EMEA for Johnson & Johnson in Germany. These positions have provided her an in-depth knowledge in Research & Development across different groups as well as launch & commercialization experience of different product categories. She has filed several patents. Elena holds a BS and MS in Food Science & Technology from Technical University Munich, Germany.
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About Johnson & Johnson: Johnson & Johnson engages in the research and development, manufacture and sale of a range of products in the healthcare field.
Danilo Casadei Massari
Board of Directors of TargEDys
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About BCD Bioscience, Nemysis: TargEDys develops functional food, medical food and medical products to harness the microbiota’s ability to regulate appetite.
Andrew Gore
Non Executive Director of Genmed
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About Genmed: Genmed is a provider of vendor-neutral, flexible, scalable managed services to the NHS, Health Boards, and private healthcare organizations.
Eric Beard
Director of EOS Imaging
Eric Beard has vast operational experience in medical technology and patient home self care. He joined Baxter Healthcare in 1975, where he pursued an international career, principally in North America, Asia pacific and Europe. He was in charge of Baxter’s renal products in various countries and regions and in 1999 asumed global responsibility for the business. In 2001, he was appointed president of Baxter EMEA. Prior to joining Cellnovo he was with Sorin Group as President International in charge of worldwide sales and marketing.
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About CellNovo, EOS Imaging: EOS imaging designs, develops, and markets EOS®, a revolutionary and patented medical imaging system, based on technology.
Ozgur Tuncer
CEO & Executive Director of Stablepharma Ltd
Ozgur Tuncer CEO & Executive Director – two decades of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry including working for blue chip companies such as Pfizer, IQVIA and Pharmacia. Most recently, he was Global Vice President in IQVIA, and strategic adviser to life sciences investors. In addition to his role in Stablepharma, Özgür is an Investment Partner with Ascension Ventures.
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About Stablepharma Ltd: An innovative Biotech, developing a wide range of reformulated thermostable and fridge free StablevaX vaccines
Malav Sanghavi
Founder and Director of Creoto Technologies
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About Creoto Technologies: Creoto Technologies is developing the first custom fitting, standardised, smart prosthetic socket.
