▁the ▁' C entre ▁for ▁the ▁Ad van cement ▁of ▁S ust ain able ▁Medical ▁In nov ation ', ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁the ▁ ▁inaug ural ▁Director , ▁Professor ▁Richard ▁B ark er , ▁and ▁was ▁coordin ated ▁both ▁by ▁Oxford ▁University ▁and ▁University ▁College ▁London . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁agreed ▁with ▁Oxford ▁that ▁for ▁C AS MI ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁product ivity , ▁speed ▁and ▁sust ain ability ▁of ▁the ▁medical ▁innov ation ▁system ▁is ▁a ▁mult id is cipl inary , ▁inter - inst itution al ▁and ▁multi - se ctor al ▁endeav our ▁demand ing ▁effective ▁collaboration , ▁best ▁served ▁by ▁a ▁single ▁coordin ating ▁govern ance ▁arrangement . ▁Thus , ▁U CL ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁mant le ▁to ▁lead ▁C AS MI ▁and ▁slightly ▁changed ▁the ▁word ing ▁in ▁the ▁title ▁from ▁' C entre ' ▁to ▁' Coll abor ation '. ▁Close ▁collabor ative ▁links ▁between ▁the ▁found ing ▁partners ▁pers isted , ▁whilst ▁new ▁al li ances ▁are ▁for ged . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁ ▁Sir ▁John ▁To oke ▁– ▁Chair ▁Richard ▁B ark er ▁– ▁Found er ▁ ▁F ell ows ▁ ▁Oxford ▁F ell ows ▁Professor ▁Hou man ▁Ash raf ian ▁Professor ▁Ch as ▁B ount ra ▁Professor ▁Sir ▁R ory ▁Collins ▁Professor ▁Kay ▁Dav ies ▁Professor ▁Sue ▁D op son ▁Professor ▁Andrew ▁Far mer ▁Professor ▁Ad rian ▁Hill ▁Professor ▁Stephen ▁Mac M ah on ▁Professor ▁Rob yn ▁N orton ▁Professor ▁Michael ▁Parker ▁Professor ▁Len ▁Se ym our