As Chief Executive of HIRANI, Joann provides support to accelerate collaborative health research and innovation from the lab-clinic-patient-home. She connects knowledge with opportunities to drive health and prosperity for the citizens of Northern Ireland, the health services and the wider, global health and life sciences economy. Joann holds advisory positions at TopMD, Discovery Park, and the British Pharmacological Society. She is also an Honorary Professor of Practice at Queen’s University Belfast and an Honorary Visiting Professor at Ulster University.