Phil Packer
Innovation Lead AMR and Vaccines, Innovate UK
Innovate UK have a One Health approach to AMR, funding SMEs and industry to develop new vaccines, antimicrobials and therapies for infectious disease in both man and animals. In addition, capabilities and technologies are supported in Infection, Prevention and Control to reduce further spread of antimicrobial resistance in the Human Health, Environment and Agri-sectors
I joined Innovate UK in September 2017. I lead on AMR and Vaccines at Innovate UK, developing & delivering funding calls, supporting workshops and strategy. This includes overseeing extant and new projects funded through IUK funding mechanisms such as the Biomedical Catalyst, SMART and topic specific calls.
In addition, I am responsible for the delivery of managed programmes relating to Pandemic preparedness, AMR and Vaccines:. These include
• China-UK AMR call. Funded by DHSC (GAMRIF-ODA)
• AMR in Humans. Funded by DHSC (SBRI)
• Various Vaccine calls for diseases with outbreak potential: Funded by DHSC (SBRI)
• Assays for SARS-CoV-2 cellular immune responses (SBRI-NCS)
I am actively involved in the IUK Global programme and have led Global missions on AMR to Germany and the USA and hosted an inward mission to the UK.
I work widely across government and am actively involved in initiatives such as the UK AMR Diagnostics Programme Board and AMR Funders Forum.
Prior to this, I held various research and research management positions within the public sector. Most recently, I managed a research programme for Dstl that included the development of medical countermeasures against biological and chemical agents, diagnostics, trauma care, regenerative medicine and hearing loss. My first job at Dstl was the management of the UK plague vaccine programme. Previous to this I worked at CAMR where I completed a Ph.D and post-doctoral research in cancer and biofilms before moving into ECACC as Quality Manager.