Bio

Nicola is a leader in science and entrepreneurship. She is Chair of Genomics England and Oxford University Innovation and Trustee of the Alan Turing Institute. Nicola served as Minister for Innovation in the Department for Health and Social Care (UK) under two Prime Ministers where she led on Lifesciences, NHS Data and Digital Transformation and Global Health Security. She was the first female MP for Oxford and she was elected by MPs of all parties to Chair the Commons Science and Technology Select Committee. She also served on the prestigious Lords Science and Technology Select Committee during the pandemic contributing to the authoritative ‘Science of Covid’ updates as understanding developed. Nicola remains one of the youngest ever select committee chairs in British history and the only woman (so far!) to have been elected to chair the Commons Science & Tech Committee.