Sector: Innovation – Research Careers

Career profiles: PhD Degree: Chemistry Left academia after: 0-3 years postdoc PhD Sector: Innovation Sector: Research Development

Francesca Pietra

Director, Industry Partnerships and Commercialization (Partnerships Lead), Faculty of Engineering at Imperial College London

I have always tried to understand what really motivates me and “gets me out of bed” in order to steer my decisions in that direction. It is also about taking opportunities that come by and sometimes taking a leap of faith

Career profiles: PhD Degree: Business, Finance and Management Degree: Veterinary Science Degree: Zoology Left academia after: master's degree Sector: Consulting Sector: Innovation

Greg Dickens

Innovation Consultant at Innovia Technology

Stay curious. Don’t just read your pages of Nature, read the whole thing. Appreciate the links between your field and other fields. I think this is a really important point if you’re ever looking to move beyond your research area.

Career profiles: PhD Degree: Biomedical Science Left academia after: 3-6 years postdoc Sector: Innovation

Andrea Dennis

Head of Biomarker Sciences at Perspectum Diagnostics

Don’t be put off if you are not sure what you want to do and take opportunities if they present themselves.

Career profiles Degree: Neuroscience Sector: Innovation

Siobhan Dennis

Industry Partnerships Manager at University of Oxford

My research training set me up to get on with work independently and think for myself.