Nicola Yallup is National Head of Business Development and Marketing (BD&M) at the NIHR
Clinical Research Network (CRN). She leads the national and international promotion of the
CRN, wider NIHR and UK ecosystem as a prime place for undertaking clinical research. Nicola
is passionate about partnership and growth, working with commercial and non-commercial
organisations and across the UK’s research infrastructure to attract research that enables
access to innovative treatments for patients.
Nicola has held a number of cross-NIHR roles including programme leadership for the NIHR
Digital Strategy and delivery of COVID-19 Vaccines Research. Prior to this she led change
delivery within both private and public sector organisations, notably NHS Digital, Ford Motor
Company and Citibank.