Bluecrest Wellness has appointed Andy Black as its new chair.
Black currently serves as a professor of practice at King’s College London, the director of the health and life sciences advice firm MedInnovate, and the chair of the drug discovery technology company Optibrium as well as the global health care consultancy Lucid Group.
Black was a co-founder of Kinapse, a cutting-edge life sciences service company that sold to HgCapital in 2016 after working on medication development and commercialization with international blue-chip clients.
Black will work closely with Dominique Kent, who was appointed CEO in May 2023.
Black says: “I’ve always been interested in finding new ways to solve patient problems and improve healthcare delivery – and it feels like this is absolutely the moment for health intelligence that empowers people and complements our wider health system.
“With an NHS struggling to meet the needs of those who are already sick, I’m excited by the opportunity for Bluecrest Wellness to step in to fill the prevention gap, improving population health by helping people understand and minimise their health risks much, much earlier. By supporting people to take proactive control of their own health, and by working with the NHS, insurers and other healthcare providers, we can maximise the number of people staying as well as possible for as long as possible.
“I’m very much looking forward to working with Dominique and the team to bring people on a journey that goes beyond a single health check, and using technology to help them understand their results, engage with their GPs, find support and solutions, and crucially to be able to monitor, evaluate and respond to their health needs over the longer term.”
Kent says: “I’m absolutely delighted to have Andy on board to help us steer Bluecrest Wellness into its next phase. He’s been at the frontline of medical innovation for many years, and his experience of digitising and commercialising health solutions – alongside his passion for great patient outcomes – aligns exactly with our mission and vision for the future.
“We know Bluecrest Wellness already changes lives and health for the better. We know it even saves lives. With Andy’s help we plan to do even more of what we do best in 2024.”
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