20 | Raffaella Roncone NIHR Assistant Director and Head of Innovation and Enterprises MBA-awarded, degree and PhD in Chemistry, Raffaella has spent over a decade fostering innovation and supporting health tech entrepreneurs. She leads the management of SBRI Healthcare and the NHS Cancer Programme, in close collaboration with NHS England. Raffaella provides leadership across NIHR and NHSE Programmes and identifies opportunities to accelerate transformative technologies into the NHS and wider market for a more equitable access to care. She is responsible for overseeing the development of activities and initiatives for effective engagement with Small and Medium Enterprises, industry and the investment community. www.sbrihealthcare.co.uk LinkedIn: /company/sbri-healthcare Mindy Simon Co-Director, NHS Innovation Accelerator Mindy is Co-Director at the NHS Innovation Accelerator. She is responsible for the programme’s execution while providing guidance to innovators. Her journey began in 2013 when she joined UCLPartners, eventually transitioning to the NIA in 2017. She has spent much of her extensive career working in the health and life sciences sector, holding senior leadership and operational roles across health and higher education institutions. She began her healthcare career overseas, running a private primary care practice before continuing her career in the UK, in the first instance establishing the organisational structure of a department focused on alternative therapies education followed by running executive functions at prestigious institutions such as the University of Oxford, and King’s College London. Mindy’s experience includes leading Board-level governance, supporting Executive teams to drive organisational and programme efficiencies as well as leading infrastructure projects and cross-functional collaboration. She is passionate about supporting innovators in addressing the challenges faced by the NHS, patients, and the health and social care sector, and breaking down barriers to achieving successful health outcomes through scaling innovation.
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