Director, Regional Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC); Northern Ireland

Professor Mike Scott is a registered pharmacist and currently the Director of the Regional Medicines Optimisation Innovation Centre (MOIC) in Northern Ireland. In 2004 he was made a fellow of the Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland. In June 2009 he was made an honorary Professor of Pharmacy Practice at Queens University of Belfast. In 2010 He was awarded the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists gold medal for outstanding contribution to the health service at national level. In 2016 he received the lifetime achievement award from the United Kingdom Clinical Pharmacy Association. In 2017 he was part of the expert group working on the WHO Global Challenge to reduce avoidable medication related harm by 50% over 5 years. Most recently he was awarded a visiting professorship with Ulster University (2021). He received an MBE in 2022.