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We welcome our new Executive Chairman
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Charlie Buckwell to the role of Executive Chair of XRnostics, a MedTech startup developing cutting-edge immersive 3D imaging capabilities in cardiology, and with potential future application across many disease areas. XRnostics is a spin-off from King’s College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Hospital Trust.
In this role Charlie will provide strategic leadership, bridging the gap between board governance and operational execution until he appoints a full-time CEO in 2027. Charlie will be a key liaison for investors and an advocate for the company across healthcare providers and networks.
A seasoned business leader with >35 years of experience spanning the global pharma industry and life sciences professional services, Charlie's career includes >20 years of successfully leading senior executive teams, with proven ability to innovate, collaborate, and deliver impactful outcomes in complex and highly regulated environments. In his last full-time role, he was an Executive Leadership Team member at IPG Health, and previously Chief Executive of McCann Health Medical Communications. In these roles Charlie has led the development and scale-up of high-performing multidisciplinary teams, he has driven organisational transformation and digital innovation, built award-winning capabilities, and championed an inclusive, purpose-driven culture.
Charlie is now engaged in senior executive and non-executive roles across healthcare and medtech businesses, helping to support growth, innovation and fostering supportive work environments where people can thrive and excel. He holds an MBA from Lancaster Management School, with a focus on best practice strategy development and effective intervention in complex organisational systems.
→ European Society of Cardiology
XRnostics are delighted to demonstrate their groundbreaking VR technology at the ESC, partnering with Optum healthcare for the event to show the benefits of an integrated VR solution for planning surgical or catheter intervention
XRnostics at European Society of Cardiology 2024
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→ ITN Business. 10.2023
‘Discover how, using virtual reality, BHF-funded Professor John Simpson and his team are creating 3D images of the heart. They hope this could lead to better outcomes in surgery for children born with congenital heart disease.’
‘The Hidden Heart’
→ British Heart Foundation. 10.2023
‘The Hidden Heart.’
‘We’ve partnered with ITN Business to shine a spotlight on hidden heart conditions with our news-style programme, 'The Hidden Heart. presented by former BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin.’
→ Kings College London. 10.2022
Hospital of the Future heralded a success at New Scientist Live.’
‘‘Heartwarming and extraordinary': The Hospital of the Future by the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences’
From sci-fi to reality: a peek into the future of medicine.
‘From heart transplants to implantable devices, BHF-funded science has helped to develop innovations that once seemed like science fiction. Here’s a preview of what the future of medicine might bring next.’
→ British Heart Foundation. 07.2022
→ Digital Health. 03.2022
‘Evelina London and King’s College London develop VR for heart surgery.’
‘Evelina London and King’s College London have joined forces to develop a new virtual reality (VR) technology that enables surgeons to better prepare for heart surgeries. ’
→ Evelina London VR. 02.2022
‘New virtual reality technology to improve heart surgery.’
‘New technology developed by researchers at Evelina London and King’s College London allows surgeons to immerse themselves into a patient’s heart to plan surgery using virtual reality.’
→ British Heart Foundation. 02.2022
New Virtual Reality technology to repair hearts.
‘New Virtual Reality (VR) technology we're funding could improve outcomes for the thousands of patients who undergo a surgical or keyhole procedure for congenital heart disease every year.’
→ British Heart Foundation. 02.2022
VR hearts. How our research could help children like Rosie.
‘From heart transplants to implantable devices, BHF-funded science has helped to develop innovations that once seemed like science fiction.’
→ Irish News. 02.2022
‘New virtual reality technology could help repair hearts.’
‘New virtual reality (VR) technology could improve outcomes for the thousands of patients who undergo surgery for heart defects present from birth.’