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Find the expert who can move your idea, project or organisation forward with the insights, connections and support you need.

Dr Kathryn Walsh is the Executive Director, UCL Innovation & Enterprise.

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Departmental support


Strategic innovation partnerships

Creative industries and social innovation

Technology, engineering and built environment

  • Andrew Huddart - Principal Partnerships Manager (New Technologies, Energy & Engineering Sectors)
  • Dr Laura Bovo - Senior Partnerships Manager (Enabling Technologies) 
  • Dr Ann Thorpe - Senior Partnerships Manager (Advanced Urban Systems)
  • Polly Van Alstyne - Senior Innovation Networks Manager
  • Youbin Kwak - UCL Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre Programme Manager
  • Ubin Lee - UCL Global Industrial Technology Cooperation Centre Programme Officer

Place-based innovation

SMEs

  • Kemil Thomas - Principal Partnerships Manager (High Growth SMEs)
  • Dr Joe Welch - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Programme Manager
  • Dr Aysha Chaudhary - Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Project Coordinator
  • Tom McCormick - Strategic Innovation Partnerships & Knowledge Transfer Partnerships Administrator

Innovate UK Business Growth


Biomedical translation and partnerships

Translational Research Office (TRO)

Biomedical translational research and funding 

Biomedical industry partnerships

Communications (Translational Research Office)

Translational education 

  • Nasema Uddin - Translational Training Manager, Academic Careers Office

Entrepreneurship


Knowledge exchange funding and finance

  • Ed Harris - Head of Finance and Innovation Funding

Knowledge exchange funding

Finance

  • Meera Gohil - Senior Knowledge Exchange Finance Officer

Knowledge exchange policy and planning

Strategy and engagement

Programme and project management


Engagement and communications