John is currently one of the team of Experts in Residence at the Cambridge Academy of Therapeutic Sciences (CATS) at The University of Cambridge, and he focuses on Diagnostics and Medical Devices.
John has a wealth of knowledge in the field of diagnostics devices and biotech, with over 40 years of experience in the market including advisory roles and board level experience. He has worked for start-ups and multinational companies including Sorex Sensors, Smart Holograms, Akubio, Hypoguard, Cambridge Consultants, PA Consulting, Genzyme and Boehringer Mannheim, across Europe and in the USA. This has provided broad experience of managing technology start-ups, state-of-the-art operations, cross-functional teams, IP assets and organisational expansion projects.
John is a member of the Translational Advisory Board at the Crick Institute, he sits on a variety of other early-stage funding review panels at The University of Cambridge (DCF, CiC, Access to Expertise) and participates in the Impulse programme at the Maxwell centre as well as the i-Teams programme. John also provides advice to CRUK on diagnostic projects, has been a member of the scientific advisory panel on the Cancer Tech Accelerator programme and is on the Industry Advisory panel at The Quadram Institute.