Here’s how I have helped companies thrive so far:

Go-to-Market and Commercialisation Strategy

• Go-to-market strategy

• Commercialisation and growth strategy

• User research and validation strategy

• Strategic partnerships strategy between SMEs and external partners (industry, academia, NGOs, government)
  
  

Funding and Venture Advice

• Advice on how to go about finding the right funding for the various product stages of R&D heavy companies

• Advice on the translation of research and the spinning out of academic/research ventures

• Advice on how to approach your R&D strategy and on finding the right R&D partners (both academic & corporate) to validate your innovations with
  
  

Healthcare Innovation and Product Development

• Healthcare Innovation Product strategy

• Clinical trial and validation strategy

• Patient engagement strategy

• Product R&D advice for medical device companies (both hardware and digital health/digital therapeutics focus) and an effective strategic approach to research and development 

• Product R&D advice for companies looking to use immersive technologies in healthcare and an effective strategic approach to research and development 

• Implementation strategy in a real-world setting

• Implementation strategy in a clinical environment
  
  

Workshops and Training

• Workshop delivery on leading healthcare innovation in the digital age

• Workshop delivery on how to use design thinking in healthcare innovation and change management

• Workshop delivery on how the use of immersive technologies in healthcare can bring value to patient care

• Curation and facilitation of multi-stakeholder workshops focused on boosting collaboration, interdisciplinary partnerships and knowledge exchange across fields and organisations

My areas of expertise and services:

Business, Innovation & Product Strategy / Executive Leadership

• • Innovation strategy, Commercial strategy, Business development, Strategic partnerships, Discovery & Ideation, Design Thinking processes, Change Management, R&D strategy & implementation processes, Product design & strategy, Academic-corporate partnerships, Service design, Fundraising (Private Capital), Innovation funding advice, Grant funding advice, Workshop Curation and Facilitation

  • For startups, small businesses, social enterprises, nonprofits & NGOs, governments, academia, intergovernmental organisations, corporate clients

  • Focus on Tech For Good, Healthcare, Digital Health, MedTech, BioTech, FemTech, Mental Health, Immersive Technologies in healthcare (VR/AR/XR), Remote Care/Telehealth, International Development, Assistive Technologies, Education

Healthcare Technology Innovation

• • Medical Device product strategy, product R&D and design (both hardware and software SaMD)

  • Digital Health / Digital Medicine: product strategy, product development & clinical implementation

  • Digital Therapeutics: product strategy, product development & clinical implementation

  • Using immersive technologies (XR) in healthcare treatments: product strategy, product development & clinical implementation 

Immersive Technologies (XR) in Healthcare Expert

• • Pioneer in the field who has helped to grow this emerging field since 2016

  • Development of digital therapeutic solutions using immersive technologies (VR/AR) 

  • Advising clinical and care teams on the use of immersive technologies (XR) in a healthcare setting and specifically in clinical treatments

  • Specialised in the field of neurorehabilitation and specifically for medical conditions like stroke, multiple sclerosis, and spinal injury

Collaborative Research Partnerships and Technology Transfer 

• • Advising on the best strategy to boost the translation of research

  • Advising on finding the right innovation and grant funding to further validate the research in a real world setting 

  • Advising on finding the right academic and corporate partnerships to further validate the research in a real world setting 

  • Advising on the business strategy for the validation and further commercialisation of the research in a real world setting

Workshop Curation, Delivery and Facilitation

• • Curation and facilitation of multi-stakeholder workshops focused on boosting collaboration, interdisciplinary partnerships and knowledge exchange across fields and organisations

  • Delivery of interactive workshops on how to use design thinking in healthcare innovation leadership

  • Delivery of workshops on how to approach research partnerships with academic institutions

  • Delivery of interactive workshops on how the use of immersive technologies in healthcare can bring value to patient care

Innovation Funding Strategy

• • Advising on how to develop and write an innovation funding bid 

  • Advising on how to identify the right innovation grants and consortium partners 

  • Advising on how to approach the writing of a grant application

  • Advising on how to establish successful academic/industry partnerships

Science Policy and Capacity Building

• • Advising on how to boost science, innovation and technology through policy

  • International development capacity building expertise in Africa and Latin America

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