Staff Profile

Background

Megan is an analyst at the NIHR Innovation Observatory, working across several programmes and supporting a range of projects. She helps to deliver intelligence to key national stakeholders by monitoring emerging healthcare technologies and producing technology briefings.

Megan completed her BSc in Biological Sciences and MRes in Molecular Microbiology at Newcastle University, before gaining her PhD at the University of Leeds. With a background in experimental design and statistical analysis, she is confident collecting and manipulating complex datasets. Megan is interested in using research to aid in the development of health innovations to address significant unmet needs. 

About the NIHR Innovation Observatory 

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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.