Nick Crabb is Programme Director of Scientific Affairs at the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Prior to joining NICE in 2010 as the associate director responsible for establishing and managing the Diagnostics Assessment Programme, Nick had a 20 year career in analytical science, process technology and general management in the chemical, pharmaceutical and contract laboratory industries. In 2014 he was appointed to his current role where he oversees NICE Scientific Advice, the Science Policy and Research programme and NICE's input to the European Network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA). Nick has broad scientific and policy interests relating to the evaluation of technologies and interventions to support the development of clinical, public health and social care guidance. His experience includes consideration of HTA issues arising from the availability of novel new products such as cell and gene therapies and work on methods issues relating to the evaluation of antimicrobials.