Anthony Hill Email & Phone Number

Southampton, England, Gb

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

South East England

Commercial Director with 20 years healthcare, IPR, contract law and commercialisation experience gained across the public sector, academic and healthcare and wellbeing sectors. A proven specialist who has worked at executive and senior management level to facilitate and support the development and commercialisation of solutions to address the pressing needs of his clients. Strong understanding of the challenges and needs in the UK healthcare sector and can utilise an extensive network of contacts to support defined goals including the leveraging of solutions into international markets.

South East England

Responsible for all operational activity and delivery of services to NHS and SME client base. NHS key account responsibility for IP and commercialisation services across SE England. Senior management lead for specialist innovation team. • Evolved and improved organisation consultancy capabilities over 10 years to meet changing needs of client base and deliver against annual income and board targets.• Direct line management of a distributed team of innovation consultants to successfully deliver innovation and IP Management services for NHS organisations across S.E. England .• Operational responsibility for innovation team leading to 1400 innovation disclosures over 10 years and more than 60 commercial deals concluded. At least 50% of these deals have the potential to generate significant cost savings >£50m for the NHS if implemented, as identified by PA Consulting (2012).• Pivotal and timely commercial IP collaboration support to client to secure £1.2m government funding for novel clinical trial and safeguard the interests of both the NHS and its commercial partner.• Secured funding from the UK Intellectual Property Office Fast Forward Programme 2012 and delivered a 12 month project to accelerate the commercialisation of healthcare apps. Project created healthcare app development guide which was made available nationally and was recognised for its importance to the sector• Resolution of IP ownership or IP infringement cases to the satisfaction of clients, thereby safeguarding commercial interests and IP related income for the clients.

South East England

Responsible for delivery of IP and commercialization services to specific NHS and SME clients. Delivery of objectives such as new invention disclosures, IP fillings, commercial IP deals concluded and commercial income. • Delivered commercial negotiation of an informatics solution over 9 months on behalf of an NHS client resulting in significant annual royalties back to the client and the creation of a leading technology solution in its field through an ongoing collaboration between the parties. • Creation of a business case support service for NHS organisations seeking to procure a novel informatics solution in their organisation and successful procurement based on detailed benefits modelling and robust business justification eg South of England client who committed to a multimillion product licence in response to the business case. This work supported wider technology adoption and national recognition for the technology as the leading product in its field.• Worked with client over 12 years with business management and commercialisation support to protect and commercialise specific non-patent IP internationally via a franchise style licensing framework. The associated product is internationally recognised and is now provided in over 11 countries generating royalties for the client and is worth over £27m per annum in cost savings to the NHS based on independent health economic analysis undertaken in 2006.• Developed early business case in 2006 to support the creation of formal business unit within a district general hospital. This remains a unique and fairly rare direct sales activity anywhere in the NHS.• Resolution of IP ownership or IP infringement cases to the satisfaction of clients, thereby safeguarding commercial interests and IP related income for the clients.

Farnborough

Former public sector scientific and engineering organisation that develops technological solutions for a global list of clients. Their main market is focused on defence, security and aerospace. In previous years the company explored other market sectors including healthcare and briefly established a number of focused growth business units such as eHealth.• Business development lead for new eHealth Venture in QinetiQ plc. Guided business development activity in embryonic pre-hospital market and shaped the requirements for development of a multi-million informatics solution for use by emergency medical services and supporting companies including Logica, EDS, Phillips and Orange.• Marketing and showcasing of the £10.8M Defence Technologies for Health Programme between MOD and the NHS which was internationally recognised in 2003 as an exemplar digital / telehealth programme internationally. • Networking and establishment of new business opportunities at different levels within NHS, associated with new product development and application of technology / services for improved delivery of care. • Patent and trademark filing of novel technologies with NHS partners • Strategic market planning and product marketing aimed at range of stakeholders and influencers at different levels within the NHS. • Key player in exploitation of innovative solutions for supporting patient care within NHS.• Bid management and contract negotiation with respect to a range of technical services

Salisbury

• Maintain and build client base in pre-clinical services market• Development of business plan to support new technical service and successful launch making timely use of political and industrial drivers• Secured pre-clinical contracts with biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry for provision of regulatory studies

Sunderland

INSTITUTE FOR CARDIOVASCULAR AND RESPIRATORY PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT, UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND 1997 - 2000 New phase II to phase IV clinical trial unit created with the University of Sunderland to capitalize on a static NE England population with significant health problems. • Co-founder and Clinical Trials Manager of successful Clinical Trials Institute at the age of 26 which became the preferred contract research site for UK respiratory drug trials and developed a reputation for delivery of patients entered into trials and for rescuing trials with poor patient recruitment. Clients included Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, Glaxo and Byk Gulden.• Trial unit provided income (>£1.5m over initial 2 years) and kudos to the University. It contributed to significant pre-clinical research activity within the School of Life Sciences, supported 2 PhD studentships between 1998 and 2002 and published in several academic publications.• Operational and project management responsibilities for delivery of broad range of drug programmes including traditional and novel therapies• Account management for several blue chip clients• Created and maintained NHS specialist and GP network in NE England to improve clinical capacity and provide clinical champions• Trained staff and students in drug development issues, industry standards and research techniques• Business development and marketing of technical services to UK and US biotechnology sectors

Phd, Positron Emission Tomography, Lung Mechanics, Immuno And Resp. Phamacology

Bsc, Pharmacology