4^th European Biopharma Congress

Divya Chadha Manek is the Head of Business Development (Commercial) for the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN). Her role is to maintain strategic

relationships with global and UK life sciences companies and the Clinical Research Network. She also leads on ensuring that the Clinical Research Network

is abreast of new study delivery innovations to ensure that the organization is evolving to service life sciences industry requirements. With a degree in Clinical

Psychology and a Master’s in Clinical Research, she has worked with the Clinical Research Network for the past nine years. Her first role with the CRN was

delivering commercial contract clinical research within a National Health Service (NHS) hospital. Prior to her current role, she worked as the Industry Manager

within the Mental Health team, performance managing and maintaining oversight of the national mental health portfolio of studies. She has experience of clinical

research from a site level and from a national perspective in the UK. She is currently studying PhD in Dementia Care.

Theo Christie is a Business Development Manager (Commercial) for the NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN). Theo facilitates key discussions between industry

and the Clinical Research Network and is a point of contact for the life sciences companies engaging with the Clinical Research Network. Theo is able to provide

advice to companies on how they are able to tap into the Clinical Research Network study support services to ensure clinical studies are set up efficiently and

recruit to time and target. With a degree in Clinical Sciences, Theo has been with the Clinical Research Network for over four years. He previously worked within

the Research Delivery Directorate of the CRN, collaborating with the life sciences industry and national specialty groups across 10 therapeutic areas, providing

operational support through feasibility, set up and patient recruitment.

divya.chadhamanek@nihr.ac.uk

theo.christie@nihr.ac.uk