Michael Mullane

Mick Mullane has worked in digital for over 25 years. Mick has a track record in delivering innovative solutions built on technology, from working with some of the first educational broadband and networks in the 1990s to early online and social learning systems in the 2000s. pioneering the use of SMS text, podcast solutions 10 years ago to a more recently leading the shift of the NIHR onto a collaborative cloud-based computing platform, and designing the first NIHR research ‘app’ involving a complete consent process.

Mick is a firm believer in the ability of technology to provide an individual with more choice, facilities and importantly more control over their own lives, personal networks and data. Mick is currently working to bring ‘apps’ into mainstream research, to give the patient and participant a greater voice in research, and to connect researchers and patients to the right research. With a strong belief in putting the patient at the very centre of the experience.