Staff Profile

Katie is a Research Assistant and holds a BSc in Biomedical Sciences and an MRes in Cancer. She is aligned to the Devices, Diagnostics and Digital programme within the NIHR Innovation Observatory but also supports outputs across programmes.

Katie has conducted research in both adult and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, leveraging bioinformatics to explore genetic abnormalities. Her industry experience includes working in the medical device sector, where she gained valuable insights into the impact of innovative technologies for patients with type 1 diabetes.

Katie has an interest in personalised medicine such as using data analysis techniques to investigate prognostic factors which can improve risk stratification and treatment decisions.

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The NIHR Innovation Observatory is a world leading health and care innovation scanning centre providing data-driven insights to foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. We aim to transform health systems and improve population health by providing advanced data-driven insights that foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. At the core of our work is the development of data-driven methods to identify, capture and synthesise intelligence on new health innovations. We develop and share cutting edge methods in horizon scanning, building capacity in the systems across the public, voluntary and industry sectors.

We deliver essential intelligence and insights about medicines and MedTech innovation to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the NIHR, the UK Health Security Agency, the Department for Health and Social Care and industry - allowing these organisations to prepare for policies, regulation and frontline delivery for new, emerging and disruptive technologies.