

Who is Somnus Scientific?
Solving a 40-year measurement gap takes more than an idea. It takes clinicians who have lived the problem, scientists who can build the answer, and operators who have brought MedTech to market before. That is the team behind Somnus
Built by Clinicians. Backed by Science. Driven by Precision.
Meet the senior leadership team behind Somnus Scientific

Professor Tim Craft
Co-Founder & CEO
Consultant anaesthetist with 35+ years’ experience in the UK and USA.

Dr Mark O’Connell
Co-Founder & CTO
Clinical pharmacology and drug monitoring expert with 35+ years’ experience.

Denis Lonergan
Co-Founder & CFO
Serial investor and experienced life sciences finance director. Investor-director across multiple MedTech and biotech.

Robert Stanwyck
Commercial & Partnerships
15+ years across hedge funds, technology and energy, spanning investment and innovation.

Andrew Newell
Non-Executive Director
Early-stage Medtech and life sciences commercial investor and advisor.
Advised by International Leaders in Medicine and Innovation.
Meet the advisory board and academic partners.

Professor
Carol Peden
Academic anesthesiologist involved in health systems research and innovation.

Professor
Jerry Nolan
Hospital consultant working equally between anaesthesia and intensive care.

Professor Mark Tooley FREng
Formally, Head of Medical Physics and Director of R&D at an acute hospital.

Professor
John Sear
Professor of Anaesthetics Emeritus, University of Oxford, UK.

Professor
Mike Parr
Director of Intensive Care and Clinical Director, Macquarie University Hospital.

Patrick Finnemore
35 year’s experience of developing and building medical technology.

Dr Sarah Varga, Clinical
Academic nurse and Critical Care Rehabilitation Coordinator.

Professor Janice Kiely
Co-founder and Director of the Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology (IBST).

Professor Richard Luxton
Co-founder and Director of Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology (IBST).

David Ferrier Research Fellow
Specialising in Bio-Sensing and Healthcare Technology.

Ibidapo Williams
Research Fellow in the Health Tech Hub at UWE.
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