Joyce Tait is Professor in Science Technology and Innovation Studies, was founder and director of the Innogen Institute.

With an interdisciplinary background, covering both natural and social sciences, Prof Tait has specialised in innovation-governance-stakeholder interactions in life science and related areas, including cell therapies and regenerative medicine, synthetic biology, pesticides and GM technologies, drug development, stratified and translational medicine, and biofuels, for example:•strategic and management decision making in companies and public bodies•policy analysis, risk assessment and regulation, stakeholder attitudes, science and risk communication, evaluation and application of interdisciplinary research and sustainable development.