Claire BLOOMFIELD is Senior Director, International Corporate Development at Insitro. Claire is part of the Corporate Development and Strategy team at insitro, where she leads International Corporate Development, focussed on supporting novel collaborative data partnerships.
Prior to this, she was based at the NHS England Centre for Improving Data Collaboration as the Deputy Director and SRO for the Data for R&D Programme. She oversaw development and delivery of NHS and Government investments in health data for R&D, to support the ambitions of the Life Sciences Vision and Vision for the Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery.
Before joining CIDC Claire was the CEO of the world-leading UK National Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligent in Medical Imaging (NCIMI), at the University of Oxford. NCIMI is a launchpad to improve the healthcare industry through the use of AI, and is supported through a combination of Innovate UK and industry support totalling over £25m. The consortium is led from the University but spans activity across the UK and involves partnerships with 14 hospitals, clinical leaders, 13 industry partners in the fields of AI and medical imaging, world-leading academic researchers in AI, imaging, data science and ethics, plus patient groups and charities.
Claire’s academic research during her DPhil and post-docs focused on neuroscience, with an interest in neuropsychiatric conditions and the neural networks involved in executive function. She held research fellowships at the University of Oxford and the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Following her academic research career and before becoming the CEO of NCIMI, she returned to Oxford as the Head of Strategy and Innovation for Cancer Research UK Oxford Centre. This role placed her at the nexus of cancer activity within the university community and the UK overall, affording unique opportunities to work on cross-departmental and pan-divisional projects.