Karen Lewis
Karen studied for a degree in Biology and PhD in microbiology. Before joining BBSRC, she worked in commercial research and development with both a small biotechnology company and a large corporate.
Karen has extensive experience within BBSRC, and the Research Councils in a broad range of research and innovation strategy areas. She has held a number of senior roles in what is now the BBSRC Innovation and Skills Group, including leading BBSRC business engagement activities, and establishing a knowledge exchange and commercialisation team. More recently, Karen has also been involved in developing the BBSRC research and innovation campus strategy, working on BBSRC’s bioeconomy strategy, and ensuring these enable bioscience research to deliver benefit and impact for the UK.
