Inovus Medical CEO appointed member of the Liverpool City Region Innovation Board

Inovus Medical announces its CEO, Dr Elliot Street, has been appointed one of the ten new members of the Liverpool City Region Innovation Board.

The Board’s purpose is to drive the commercialisation of specialist knowledge, maximise innovation-led investment, and accelerate growth and international competitiveness across all sectors of the LCR economy.

The refresh of the LCR Innovation Board is against the backdrop of recent major successes and is in the context of an explicit government focus on maximising the innovation capabilities of places outside the Greater Southeast as part of its levelling up agenda.

Dr Elliot Street the co-founder and CEO of Inovus Medical, a multi award winning designer and manufacturer of surgical simulation training technology will add a wealth of clinical expertise along with innovative entrepreneurial skills to the LCR board, further broadening the groups knowledge and understanding of the medical and technological advancements on a global scale.

“I feel very privileged to take on this role at such an exciting time — It’s a real honour to be part of such a successful and dynamic group. Looking forward to helping support the innovation ecosystem across the LCR and working towards strengthening economic growth in the region,” said Dr Elliot Street

“This is a vital time to join our long-established Board, to help us build on the exciting work we have already done, maximise our distinctive assets and capabilities, drive growth and turbocharge the future economy of the Liverpool City Region and the UK. We had a fantastic response to our call for people to come forward and I couldn’t be happier with the calibre of our new board members.” Said Dr Jon Hague, Vice President Science & Technology for Unilever Homecare, who chairs the LCR Innovation Board

Speaking about the new appointments, Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, said:

“When we started this exercise, I said we were looking for people who were talented, energetic and passionate about doing things differently, and we have found them. I’m looking forward to working with them as they help us shape the future of our region’s economy and help make the Liverpool City Region and wider UK an innovation superpower!

For further information about the LCR Innovation Board and wider agenda, please see