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Suki Balendra

Director of Strategic Partnerships, Paddington Life Sciences. Life sciences Lead for the NIHR CRN North West London, Board Advisor.


Suki Balendra

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A highly experienced leader with over 20 years of experience in the UK health and social care environment including the specificities of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). A career to date dedicated to supporting, attracting, and negotiating health research in the U.K.

Top Skills
Strong leadership skills across organisational boundaries.

Outstanding influencing, diplomacy, and negotiating skills in the promotion and communication of research.

Extensive experience and knowledge of the funding, regulation, organisation, and delivery of all types of health and care research in England.

Qualified to black belt level in lean Six Sigma and certified improvement coach for Imperial College NHS Trust.

Suki Balendra

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We work with more than 200 leading Life Sciences companies including:

Working with Life Science Access Academy, our company love the variety of the many courses that are on offer. The hour long courses on specific subjects are really useful on Friday lunchtimes for our field teams and gain a lot of interest.

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Marsha Gray, Training Specialist

Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd

Frontier Medical has fully implemented, Life Science Access Academy allowing Sales and Marketing to utilise the system. Maximising on line learning for all remote staff stimulates a culture of self-development giving individuals the accountability and responsibility to broaden their skills set.

Life Science Access Academy training is topical and a good fit for the faced paced healthcare market.

Simon Warden - National Sales Manager

Frontier Medical Group

I have found the training via the Life Science Access Academy to be excellent and I know many of my colleagues have as well.

The content is always kept up to date and there is huge and interesting variety of topics covered. The site is curated in a way that makes it clear and easy to navigate. Also, the staff at Life Science access Academy are friendly and responsive and all the experts are always knowledgeable in their areas.

Richard Edmonds

Gedeon Richter Women's Health

The variety and relevancy of content brings value to many different roles across the healthcare industry.

I have also been overwhelmed by the way the Life Science Access Academy team have accommodated our own business needs, being sensitive yet responsive to helping us since its formation.

Robb Sayers, UK Capability Lead

ViiV Healthcare