Nima Roohpour PhD

Nima Roohpour is the Science Platform lead at RB he is responsible for the finding and evaluation of inventions and new technology/products and identifying innovation partners for Reckitt health and nutrition businesses. Passionate about scientific breakthroughs, Nima has worked with many health-tech start-ups negotiating partnership and commercialization, he is continually looking for the next big ideas, identifying cross-category platforms that can bring significant growth for Reckitt.

During his career Nima developed expertise in product research and development through developing new technologies, evaluating external opportunities, innovating and supporting new product claims together with managing R&D teams and projects including all stages of the product lifecycle from exploration to launch.

Nima joined RB in 2019 from GSK consumer healthcare where he was a Principal Scientist in consumer health R&D with more than 10 years of experience in innovation and new product development. Nima is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry with a Ph.D. in Biomaterials from the Queen Mary University of London.