Staff Profile

Background 

After my PhD, I spent 11 years leading on research impact across FMS. In 2022 I moved to the NIHR Innovation Observatory on a part-time basis and started full time in January 2023. My role here involves horizon scanning and synthesising evidence for a variety of purposes and stakeholders including DHSC and NICE.

About the NIHR Innovation Observatory

The NIHR Innovation Observatory is a world leading health and care innovation scanning centre providing data-driven insights to foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. We aim to transform health systems and improve population health by providing advanced data-driven insights that foster innovation and equitable access to high quality care. At the core of our work is the development of data-driven methods to identify, capture and synthesise intelligence on new health innovations. We develop and share cutting edge methods in horizon scanning, building capacity in the systems across the public, voluntary and industry sectors.

We deliver essential intelligence and insights about medicines and MedTech innovation to the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS England, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), the NIHR, the UK Health Security Agency, the Department for Health and Social Care and industry - allowing these organisations to prepare for policies, regulation and frontline delivery for new, emerging and disruptive technologies.

• Article

  • Addis PR, Lawson SEM. The role of tendon stiffness in development of equine locomotion with age. Equine Veterinary Journal 2010, 42(s38), 556-560.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstract)

  • Addis P, Lawson SEM. Development of equine locomotion with age is linked to tendon stiffness. In: Annual Main Meeting of the Society of Experimental Biology. 2009, Glasgow, UK: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology: Elsevier Inc.