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14 May 2010 11:01:02
Wesley Randle has been appointed Innovation Director for the University of Bedfordshire.
Innovation is a key area of activity for the University and Dr Randle is tasked with enabling local businesses to access the help they need in order to innovate and achieve sustainable growth.
Dr Randle’s work in innovation acts as a catalyst for inward investment to the area through an exciting and innovative range of services, thus adding to the economic fortunes of the region. The University offers businesses access to training, events, academic expertise, technology, research, scientists, consultants and graduates.
Dr Randle said: “We aim to provide businesses with the skills and support they need to be able to innovate. Initiatives like Innovation Day and our innovation clinics can help businesses from any sector and they will benefit from the skills they are able to take away from these events.”
Before his appointment to the University of Bedfordshire, Dr Randle read Applied Biology at Bath University whilst undertaking an industrial placement at GlaxoSmithKline PLC working on human cord blood and toxicology models.
Dr Randle went on to achieve a PhD in Bone Tissue Engineering at Imperial College (University of London) where he generated intellectual property from his research, which was subsequently published in peer reviewed journals and won internationally recognised awards. One of these publications* was recently selected as a seminal article to be re-published in the second edition of “Advances in Tissue Engineering”. During this time he consulted for NovaThera Ltd and went on to join the company in Business Development, progressing to Programme Director in 2007. He completed an Executive MBA at Cranfield University in January 2010.
Dr Randle’s role is supported by EEDA and Luton Borough Council.
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