Knowledge Transfer Network appoints first ever boss
Warkup is currently director and ceo of the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Biosciences KTN, a role he has held since 2009.
The umbrella KTN is a new vehicle which will, from April 1, develop work currently undertaken by the TSB’s Knowledge Transfer Networks (KTNs).
It will coordinate the work currently being done by 15 discrete networks, each managing knowledge transfer between businesses and the UK’s research base.
‘Tremendously pleased’
Warkup said he was tremendously pleased with his new role.
“Having been director of the Biosciences KTN for the past four and a half years, I’m well aware of the success of the industry-specific KTN arrangements we’ve had in place until now,” he added.
“I’m looking forward to the challenge of helping to ensure that the very best of that sector-specific sharing of insight and business-led collaboration is utilised in and between all industry sectors.”
Before taking up his current role, Warkup was director and ceo of one of the Faraday Partnerships that preceded KTNs. He set up the Genesis Faraday Partnership in 2003, based out of the Roslin Institute near Edinburgh, to research livestock genetics and genomics.
Before this he spent 15 years with the Meat and Livestock Commission in science management and knowledge transfer roles.
Meanwhile, earlier this month, David Lockwood was appointed as non-executive chair of the KTN.
