Baroness Nicola Blackwood is a recognised leader in life sciences and innovation. She is Chair of Oxford University Innovation, Genomics England, and the inaugural Chair of the Health Data Research Service.
Nicola holds positions on the Boards of the biotechnology company BioNTech and the investment fund RTW Biotech Opportunities. She is also a member of the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus Expert Advisory Group, the Reuben College Advisory Board at the University of Oxford, and the Oxford Harrington Rare Disease Centre Advisory Council.
A member of the House of Lords, Nicola previously served as a Minister in the Department for Health and Social Care under two Prime Ministers. As Minister for Innovation, she led on Life Sciences, NHS Data and Digital Transformation, and Global Health Security.
Nicola was the first female Member of Parliament for Oxford, and the first female Chair the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee. Nicola remains one of the youngest committee chairs in British parliamentary history.
