Life Sciences

Jessica is founder and current member of the Patient Insights & Experience team at Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research (NIBR). She is committed to embedding the patient perspective in early clinical research by implementing patient engagement strategies across the early phase portfolio.

Catina oversees Health Literacy Media’s core activities, including the C3T program, and works to set and maintain the strategic vision for the organization. Catina has steered the organization onto the course of becoming a true partner to a broad spectrum of health care organizations around the world. A primary goal is to empower people with health information they can use to make informed health decisions. 

Kasra Shakeri-Nejad received his MD from the Charité, Faculty of Medicine of the Humboldt University Berlin and completed his Doctoral Thesis at the Charité Berlin in the Department of Neurosurgery. He received his advanced medical training in Neurology and holds a board certification as Medical Expert in Clinical Pharmacology. 

Professor Anthony O'Hagan is an Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Sheffield, UK.  A major strand of his research has been the elicitation of expert knowledge.  With Professor Jeremy Oakley (University of Sheffield), he developed the Sheffield Elicitation Framework (SHELF), now in version 4.  He has provided consultancy, training, and practical elicitations for several organisations in diverse sectors, including GlaxoSmithKline, Swiss Re and the European Food Safety Authority.

Brian is a board-certified MD/PhD Pediatric Neurologist who has served in roles as a clinician, academic researcher, and vice-president in top biotech and healthcare companies. He has extensive experience leading teams of teams, coordinating and uniting large groups of people to successfully develop new pediatric medicines, including gene therapies.