CARL EDWARDS

Head of IP & Commercial and LD3 Manager, University of Leicester

Carl has extensive commercialisation experience having provided consultancy services to pharmaceutical, medical devices companies and venture capital funds.

He has worked with companies including Merck, AstraZeneca, 3M and Baxter delivering clinical development plans and investment support.

Carl was Director of NHS Innovations East Midlands, responsible for IP exploitation from all NHS Trusts in the region and has also delivered technology transfer at Imperial Innovations and Cranfield University.