Dr Poonam Malik

Dr Poonam Malik BSc, MSc, MBA, PhD, FRSB: University MedTech, Biotech Consultant; Board-Level Strategy Advisor; Mentor, Social Entrepreneur and Investor.

Dr Poonam Malik is an academic entrepreneurial research management leader with extensive experience of working in innovation, enterprise, economic development and partnership within Life Sciences, Health and Technology in Academia, Industry & Business sectors globally. Board Member of the Scottish Enterprise (with Scottish Development International & Scottish Investment Bank) with responsibility for £540 million annual budget and Skills Development Scotland- Dr Malik is focussed on stimulating economic & inclusive growth with business- and universities- link ups. Dr Malik is an active Member of Investing Women Angels, Scotland’s only all-Women Angel Investor Group, supporting female entrepreneurs.

For delivering global impact Dr Malik was recently chosen among the top #100Alumni from >17,000 Alumni in University of Edinburgh’s Business School’s 100-year operating history (1919-2019). A finalist in Scottish Women’s Awards 2019 for ‘Social Leader of the Year’ award and Scottish Women’s Awards 2018 finalist for ‘Services to Education Leadership’ award- Dr Malik has held positions in the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Cumbria/Lancaster. Dr Malik was awarded the Title of Assoc. PROFESSOR of Biomedical Sciences in 2015 and a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Biology in 2017 thus is an elected FELLOW of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB).

Dr Malik holds a PhD in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Glasgow, UK; an MBA in Strategy and Leadership from the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK; an MSc in Biotechnology (Animal Sciences) from Indian Veterinary Research Institute, ICAR; and a BSc degree in Chemistry and Zoology from DayalBagh Educational Institute, India. Dr Malik brings expertise in the life sciences, infectious diseases, global health and Technology. Her interests are Strategy, Leadership, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.