John Simpson is the BRC Scientific Director, a key member of the BRC Strategic Leadership with a focus on ensuring scientific quality across BRC activities. John is a Professor of Respiratory Medicine at Newcastle University, an honorary consultant chest physician at Newcastle Hospitals and Director of the NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative. His research interests largely focus on infection in critically ill patients, including the development of diagnostic tests for ventilator-associated pneumonia and sepsis. He was also the driving force behind the establishment of Diagnostics North East – a collaboration between the NHS, academia and the Academic Health Science Network working across the North East to help industry partners develop, evaluate and encourage adoption of new diagnostic tests
Professor of Respiratory Medicine, Newcastle University; Honorary Consultant Chest Physician, Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Director, NIHR Newcastle In Vitro Diagnostics Co-operative