Crispin Kirkman – Managing Director
After 23 years in the UK national health service, organising and buying care for UK populations, Crispin entered the biotechnology sector as CEO of the UK trade association, the BIA. Together with his physics degree, this has enabled him to assimilate the technical aspects of new technology enterprises and appreciate their inventiveness and relevance to the market. Using the wide networks from this background, he has built ETNA’s knowledge of new technologies, international markets and global marketing companies, trade shows and the investment community.

Samantha Burton – Marketing and Logistics Manager
Samantha worked in the electronics industry for the trade association FEI / Intellect, and then briefly in the biotechnology sector. She leads on the organisation of events and trade missions and the backroom services behind ETNA’s electronic and internet products. Samantha maintains and updates the ETNA databases, and undertakes market research projects.