Chris Woods

I am a Knowledge Transfer Adviser for North Wales, Merseyside and West Cheshire, helping businesses unlock innovation and deliver economic impact through partnerships with universities via the Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) programme.

I focus on building collaborative relationships that align business priorities with academic expertise to create value and long-term capability, and I am passionate about driving business competitiveness through innovation.

My background is in engineering, working in bioengineering consultancy designing novel implants in with leading med-tech manufacturers. I have a technical background in orthopaedics, computational and experimental strain analysis, and statistical shape modelling. I have managed clinical trials for complex interventions and led qualitative programmes that underpin current public health policy.

I have overseen research commercialisation activities in higher education through spinout formation, licensing and consultancy, and managed institutional Knowledge Exchange portfolios for delivering industry-academic collaboration. I sit on several advisory boards for start-up and accelerator programmes.