Patricia Connolly's Biography

Patricia Connolly, Vice Dean Research, Strathclyde University

Professor Trish Connolly has worked across Europe in the medical industry and academia, researching and developing medical devices. Her work took her to Italy and Switzerland before she resettled in her native Glasgow on her appointment as Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Strathclyde. She is currently Director of Strathclyde Institute of Medical Devices (SIMD) which was launched in October 2006. In 2009 she also became CEO of Ohmedics, a spin out of the University of Strathclyde to commercialise her work on a pioneering wound moisture monitor to bring better wound management to patients. Since the end of 2010 she has been involved in a further initiative launched by the University and SIMD - Strathclyde MedTech - a means of assisting Scottish SMEs in the medical technology field. Professor Connolly’s extensive experience in bioengineering, both at industrial and academic level, gives her the advantage of being able to see projects through from research and development to full commercialisation. Her focus has mainly been on medical diagnostics, and in recent years her research has focused on point of care instrumentation and tests including minimally invasive monitoring systems