Ed Pennington-Ridge
Managing Director,
Bloomsbury Innovation Group
Ed Pennington-Ridge is an inventor, problem solver, and explosives engineer with 20 years of experience in the development of innovation for the benefit of society. Ed also runs his own design company, EDaS Ltd (www.edasinvent.com) Alongside his detailed knowledge of antique cooking stoves Ed helps to bring a lay perspective to an otherwise entirely medical team.
Sister Kay Mitchell
Director, and Company Secretary Bloomsbury Innovation Group
Kay is the glue that holds the rest of the BIG team together. With decades of experience in complex project management, including the Xtreme Everest expeditions, Kay provides an academic perspective, combined with an understanding of the nuts and bolts of patient care at a ward level in the modern NHS.
Dr Ramani Moonesinghe
Director Bloomsbury Innovation Group
Ramani is is the Director of the NIAA Health Services Research Centre (www.niaa-hsrc.org.uk), UCLH NIHR Surgical Outcomes Research Centre (uclsource.com), and an Associate National Clinical Director at NHS England. She is married to Ed.
Professor Monty Mythen
Board Chair, and Director Bloomsbury Innovation Group
Monty is Smiths Medical Professor of Anaesthesia at UCL, Council Member of the Royal College of Anaesthetists, Chair of the National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia, and an inspirational mentor to the countless doctors and academics whose careers he has shaped.
Dr Jim Roberts
Director, Bloomsbury Innovation Group
Jim is an ENT anaesthetist with a special interest in innovation. He co-invented the epidrum epidural tool, and works tirelessly to help young innovators within the NHS to realise their design ambitions. Jim's interest in the quality and integrity of design is inspirational.
Profesor Mike Grocott
Co-Chair, and Director, Bloomsbury Innovation Group
Mike is the Professor of Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine at the University of Southampton. He is a dad, an adventurer, and world expert in hypoxia research. He is the South coast hub for academic anaesthesia, and has an interest in hill walking.