Changes at Medical Technologies Innovation Facility

Nottingham-based Medical Technologies Innovation Facility (MTIF) has made three appointments to its leadership team.

Jacqui Hayes joins with over 30 years’ experience in medical technology and pharmaceutical business development. Hayes will develop MTIF’s commercial offering enabling organisations to accelerate the exploitation of innovative technologies to improve patient outcomes. She was most recently global business development and licensing manager within 3M’s Drug Delivery Division.

Max Bardwell is moving from Nottingham Trent University to MTIF as senior business development manager. He will develop MTIF’s commercial and partnership offer building on his extensive experience of commercialising academic capability for the benefit of industry.

Robert Reisel will take up position as technical director from Paul Hartmann in Germany. He has led large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects taking innovative Class I, Class II and Class III products from concept through to launch.

Mike Hannay, managing director, MTIF, said: “I am thrilled that three such highly talented individuals are joining MTIF. All three will play a pivotal role in driving the MTIF’s future growth and come to us with an impressive track record of delivering sustained growth and market success in each of their previous roles. I look forward to working with Jacqui, Max and Robert to accelerate the development of innovative medical technologies from bench to bedside for the benefit of patients and clinicians.”