I am Head of Business Development at Quadram Institute Bioscience. My main role is to run the Business Development activities and team; these include to develop the BD strategy, to exchange knowledge with networks, partners and collaborators; to help produce and capture impact; to help disseminate the translational science to various stakeholders; to help promote an entrepreneurial culture in the Institute; to help develop translational research; to identify collaborative opportunities, to supervise Intellectual Property activities and help develop the portfolio; to support the translation and commercialisation of the science undertaken in our laboratories.