John has over 30 years of management experience in the pharmaceutical industry and is well known as one of the leaders in pharmaceutical commercial strategy. John has headed up his own consultancy company for the last three years, and during that time has assisted numerous companies in the practical aspects of conducting business with the NHS and wholesalers/ retailers, particularly using his expertise in pharmaceutical contracting. John is an active member of the ABPI Supply Chain Group and for many years was its chairman. His role with UK Healthgateway is to help clients whose products require pharmaceutical partnerships.

Gillian is a Chartered Patent Attorney with over a decade of experience in the patent industry, initially as a Patent Examiner at the UK Intellectual Property Office and latterly as the managing partner of an award-winning UK patent firm.   She has extensive experience working with pharmaceutical and medical diagnostics companies to identify, protect and defend their intellectual property. Gillian is highly respected for her pragmatic, commercial approach to intellectual property protection and her skills in freedom to operate investigations and competitor activity analysis.