Professor Chris Hopkins FLSW, FAHCS, FIPEM, FIBMS, CSci, CEng

Consultant Clinical Scientist

Head of TriTech & Innovation, Hywel Dda University Health Board &

President of the UK Academy for Healthcare Science

Chris is a Consultant Clinical Scientist and an Honorary Professor in both the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Science at Swansea University and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David. He is currently President of the Academy for Healthcare Science and Chair of the AHCS Professional Bodies Council, Head of TriTech & Innovation at Hywel Dda University Health Board and Clinical Director at the Assistive Technologies and Innovation Centre, University of Wales Trinity Saint David.

He holds fellowships from the Learned Society of Wales, the Academy for Healthcare Science (AHCS), the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS) and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). He is a Chartered Scientist and Chartered Engineer and plays key advisory roles as a member of the MHRA expert advisory committee, the UK AI Commission and is Deputy Chair of the Health Technology Wales appraisal panel. Additionally, he is Director of the Science, Technology & Engineering Council within the Institute of Physics Engineering and Medicine.