2026-2027 Programme Participants
Kerri Cooper
MB, BCh, BOA (Hons), BSc, MSc
kerri.cooper
bioinnovate.ie
Kerri is a surgical registrar and healthcare design innovator working at the intersection of clinical practice, medical device design, and emerging manufacturing technologies. She studied Medicine at Trinity College Dublin, intercalating with a degree in Healthcare Management at Imperial College London. She has spent recent years working in plastic surgery in London, gaining hands-on experience of the clinical and technical demands surgical devices must meet in practice.
Seeking to bridge the gap between clinical need and design innovation, Kerri took time out of clinical work to complete an MSc in Design for Healthcare, graduating top of her cohort. During this time, she won the RSA Student Design Award for a novel wound dressing concept — work that reflected her interest in translating everyday clinical frustrations into practical, elegant design solutions. Building on this, she completed a qualification in Additive Manufacture last year, and is now particularly interested in the evolving role of 3D printing and additive techniques within medical device innovation. More broadly, Kerri's interests span surgical device design and the growing role of AI in clinical logistics, reflecting her belief that the future of healthcare improvement lies as much in smarter systems and better-designed tools as in clinical skill alone.
