Consumer Healthcare - Finding Research that Changes the World

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• Tom Watt, Claudia Maw, Philip James. GSK Consumer Healthcare
• Wednesday 04 May 2022, 14:00-15:00
• Electrical Engineering, Department of Engineering - CGC Seminar Room, 9 JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge, CB3 0FA.

If you have a question about this talk, please contact Dr Mark Leadbeater.

Talk is presented in person at CGC Seminar room or online, register for online access at: https://eng-cam.zoom.us/j/88168435422

Abstract

In research it’s easy to see the next technical step – but it’s difficult to see the needs that might make it worthwhile. At GSK Consumer Healthcare, we believe change is driven when real people trying to solve human problems meet cutting edge science and engineering. GSK is a direct route to consumer challenges that impact real people, all over the planet. By participating in the Grand Challenge Research Call, you have a hotline to unmet human needs and a partner that wants to help your ideas change the world. Join us on Wednesday April 27th as we discuss the launch of the next Call, and the steps we’re taking to change the world with Science, driven by humanity.

Biographies

Tom Watt

Tom is a physicist and systems engineer who specialises in the development of novel systems. He has over 28 years of experience in the rapid development of technology and products from initial idea to full qualification and commercial launch.

Tom’s experience includes rapid development of complex sensor networks, medical devices, IoT products, and safety critical systems. He has built and led teams to deliver products in the defence, energy, bio-medical and security sectors; executed large scale research programmes, and developed both corporate and technical strategies. He was Design Authority on a £100MM programme to create an autonomous mine sweeping system in under 18 months and was head of Safety Engineering for Virgin Hyperloop.

Currently Tom is Technical Director in GSK Consumer Healthcare as part of their NEXT team focused on novel and disruptive healthcare products.

Philip J James

Philip J James BSc. (Hons), CEng. FIET . R&D Technical director, Consumer Health, GSK . Chartered Engineer – Fellow of Institute of Engineering and Technology – BSc. is in Engineering (Electronics) and postgraduate trained in Optics and RF design.

He has worked for the BBC , BAE and spent 35 years in GSK R&D working for all parts of business globally. Experienced in design and development of hundreds of innovative projects from microfluidic systems to body worn sensing technology, to bespoke automation and have several patents. He has been an Industrial advisor to the UK Industrial advisory board and have presented externally on principles of engineering design and development.

Interests: Technology Innovation, Measurement science, Embedded design, Technology assessment and validation, Clinical technology, Concept design through to scale up for manufacture. Medical devices, standards and the application of Safety and Quality by design principles.

Claudia Maw

Claudia is a biomedical engineer turned healthcare designer who works at the intersection between science, engineering and human need. Claudia has 5 years’ experience working in human-centred design challenges in medical science and how disruptive innovation can meet these needs. This includes work on medical devices, prostheses, diagnostics and digital services where she has worked on concepts from ideation to product development.

Claudia is currently a Healthcare Designer in GSK Consumer Healthcare, focused on novel and disruptive healthcare products for everyday health and wellness.

This talk is part of the CAPE Advanced Technology Lecture Series series.

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