Arveen Jumani (pictured), who has joined as a research executive, has a Nursing Studies degree and is currently working on her Masters dissertation at Edinburgh Napier University.

Prior to joining Purdie Pascoe, Jumani worked as a nurse, including in emergency and critical care areas of acute hospitals, and will focus on identifying the effects of virtual Covid-19 training on healthcare professionals in her new role.

Martha Vakalopoulou has also joined Purdie Pascoe as a research executive, having previously worked at Quomeda.

Vakalopoulou holds a MEng in environmental engineering from Democritus University of Thrace in Greece and a MSc in Biomedical Engineering, focusing on biomaterials and tissue engineering, from Imperial College London.

Last month, Purdie Pascoe hired Seb Newton as research manager. He previously worked at Adelphi and has knowledge of respiratory diseases, diabetes, oncology and rheumatology.