Heather is Head of Commercialisation for the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College London. She drives advancement of research discoveries to market adoption via collaboration with industry, access to translational funds, licensing or spin out. Heather is passionate about collaborating to progress innovation and commercialise technologies and solutions that benefit all parties and society.
She has strong industry experience and a proven track record in driving innovation and fostering strategic partnerships. Before joining Imperial, Heather held multiple innovation management roles within Johnson & Johnson and Kenvue. Most recently, she was an R&D project manager with responsibility for pipeline development. Prior to that, she was the External Innovation Lead for Europe, Middle East and Africa. Heather holds a First-Class Masters in Biochemistry from The University of Warwick.
