Translating Core Strengths into Valuable Business Strategies
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Cheltenham GL53 9QG
david@paragreenassociates.com
07909 119602
About Us
Paragreen Associates specialises in supporting businesses to achieve their true potential, with a particular focus on enabling growth through innovation and partnerships.
Leading Edge
Knowledge
Paragreen Associates enjoys access to world-class experts with deep experience in science and technology, with a particular focus on technology translation and healthcare. For larger projects or those requiring specialist expertise, a dynamic team can be quickly created to work with our clients.
MEET OUR TEAM
Our team is trained both internationally and locally, so they understand your needs and the environment in which you do business.
David Browning
Director
Profile
Paragreen Associates is led by David Browning, a dynamic, people-focussed entrepreneur leveraging 40 years of applied business experience.
Background
David has delivered transformational change within blue-chip healthcare corporations including Philips and J&J and entrepreneurial organisations, from biotech to nanotechnology, complemented with applied broad-spectrum life-sciences knowledge, incorporating precision medicine and pro-active health and wellbeing.
David combines a reputation for strong business leadership, board-level experience and an extensive network of world-class industry experts combined with scientific orientation to rapidly translate complex, disruptive technology into clear business strategies delivering results through excellent interpersonal, communication and team motivational skills.
Mike Catt
Associate
Profile
Michael Catt has extensive experience of technology innovation and translation, particularly within the field of consumer in-vitro diagnostics and non-invasive technologies for monitoring lifestyle factors, such as diet, physical activity and sleep, for population health research, intervention development and consumer products designed to promote healthy lifestyle.
Background
Michael acquired considerable experience in the development of in-vitro diagnostic systems at Unipath (now Swiss Precision Diagnostics), contributing IP, research and technical development to leading consumer brands for women's health (Clearblue, Clearplan) as well as point of care, rapid diagnostic systems for clinical immunoassay and microbiology.
He now brings his expertise to the National Innovation Centre for Ageing, which focuses on innovators to improve health and wellbeing through life.
He is a member of the senior leadership team for the National Institute for Health Research Innovation Observatory at Newcastle University and a Professor of Practice in Newcastle University’s Faculty of Medicine.
Matt Dobson
Associate
Profile
Matt brings 25 years of commercial, marketing and financial expertise from start-up and top-tier companies within Consumer Electronic, Healthcare, Pharmaceutical, FMCG and Retail sectors.
Background
Between 2016 and 2021 Matt was responsible for the transfer to manufacture and production of high-volume consumer electronic devices. He worked extensively with Asian contract manufacturers; auditing, approving and setting-up new productions facilities.
Prior to that he spent seven years developing businesses in Healthcare 2.0, where he co-established two consumer healthcare ventures for Philips and founded his own med-tech company.
Matt is an engaging communicator and effective leader of cross-functional development teams able to provide clarity and direction in complex and demanding situations.
Matt has an MBA from the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, and a BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bath, UK.