44 | Paul Hercock CEO, Mantra Systems Ltd Paul spent 14 years in the NHS as a doctor in acute care, culminating in higher training in Emergency Medicine. He set up his first company Mantra Medical to develop a range of innovative infection control devices - this was also his entry point to the NHS CEP. He raised three rounds of investment and secured two patents through Mantra Medical. Paul transitioned full-time into the medical device industry, working as International Medical Advisor at J&J and other established companies. He is now CEO of his second company Mantra Systems, delivering regulatory and market access consulting support to a growing client base of medical device manufacturers around the world. www.mantrasystems.com Dr Tapas Mukherjee Medical Director, Havas Lynx Tapas has 13 years’ experience as an NHS physician, with a specialist interest respiratory medicine. He formally trained in Medical Education and was awarded The British Thoracic Society Prize for Innovation in Respiratory Education in 2012 and The NHS England Innovation Acorn Award in 2015 for his CEP Innovation, which used music and comedy to educate doctors and patients on YouTube. His work has been featured in Time Magazine, NBC News, NPR Radio, and BBC News. Tapas is currently an NHS England Department of Innovation Mentor for the CEP Programme and has seven years’ marketing and advertising industry experience at Havas, one of the world’s leading medical communications companies. He is the UK Medical Director where he oversees a range of new drug launches and advises companies such as Sanofi, Janssen, Teva, Novartis, and GSK. He also leads the HCP Influencer Programme which trains doctors to improve their online social media engagement and presenting skills. havaslynx.com
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