Katherine is Deputy Managing Director for Research and Innovation [Innovation] at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT), a position she has held since April 2020. MFT is one of the largest NHS providers and has a strong focus on levering technology for patient and organisational benefit.

Katherine’s role involves overseeing innovation activities within MFT, as part of the wider Research and Innovation function. Innovation at MFT supports the whole pipeline from ideation and intellectual property, through to evidence generation, and ultimate implementation. Partnership with industry underpins much of this activity. Current priorities include support for the adoption and implementation of digital technologies and AI into routine practice and the optimal use of data for R&I and commercial purposes.

Katherine has been a member of the NICE Medical Technologies Advisory Committee since September 2020.

Prior to this position, Katherine worked in the University of Manchester for a number of years, most recently as Operations Director for the MRC funded Molecular Pathology Node, and the Trust-funded Diagnostics and Technology Accelerator.