“Our aim is to deliver longer, better quality lives for brain tumour patients”

About us

QV Bioelectronics is a pioneering medical device startup developing implanted technology for the next modality of cancer treatment, electric field therapy.

We are developing cutting-edge technology with the aim of delivering transformative outcomes for Glioblastoma patients. Glioblastoma has some of the worst outcomes of any cancer, with 5-year survival rates <5%. Innovation in the space has been slow due to the complex nature of this cancer – meaning there are only 6 available FDA-approved therapies for this cancer. Comparatively, breast cancer has 61 FDA-approved treatment options.

A radically different approach to treating this disease is needed. Our founders, a biomedical engineer, and, a neurosurgeon, recognised this unmet need and combined their skills and expertise to develop the concept of the GRACE implant. Using an array of different sciences with an interdisciplinary approach, our talented and specialist team our striving towards delivering longer, better quality lives for brain tumour patients.

Team
Dr Chris Bullock (PhD MEng AMIMechE)

CEO & Co-Founder

Dr Richard Fu (MB ChB MRes MRCS)

Clinical Director & Co-Founder

Sabine Ficek (CMA)

CFO

Alastair Atkinson (MSc)

Non-Executive Chairman

Dr Deepak Kotak (MA MBBS MRCP FRCA LLM)

Non-Executive Director

Joel Treen (MEng CEng MIMechE)

Head of Quality

Qasim Akhtar (MSc)

Head of Business Development

Dr Nimrah Munir (PhD)

Principal Scientist, Biomaterials

Dr Ashwin Narayanan (MSc MRes PhD)

Principal Scientist, Cancer Biology

Liz Freeman

Finance/HR Manager

Dr Doug Venters (PhD)

Senior Project Engineer

Kashmeera Koh (MEng)

Biomedical Engineer

Dr Tomisin Olukoga (PhD)

Scientist, Cancer Biology

Dr Ryan Purdy (BA BMBCh PGCert)

Clinical Affairs

Advisors
Dr. HANI MARCUS (BA MBBS MA PhD FRCS)

Consultant Neurosurgeon at National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Dr. PAUL BRENNAN (BSc MB BChir FRCS PhD)

Consultant Neuro-oncology surgeon at University of Edinburgh

Dr. VEJAY VAKHARIA (MB BChir MA PhD FRCS)

Consultant Neurosurgeon- Alder Hey Children's Hospital