Clinical Scientist
Rob Batty
Rob Batty is a Clinical Scientist and has worked in the Functional Electrical Stimulation field since 2007, including clinical application, design and testing of FES equipment. Rob joined the Odstock Medical Ltd New Product Development (NPD) team in 2011 and has worked on the development of a range of OML products. He became head of NPD in 2019. Rob has been treating FES patients in clinic since 2009.
Managing Director
Ethen Hunt
Odstock Medical Ltd is pleased to welcome Ethen Hunt as its new Managing Director. A dynamic and visionary executive with more than 20 years of international leadership experience, Ethen has built, scaled, and transformed organisations across the pharmaceutical, medical device, healthcare, advanced manufacturing, technology, and infrastructure sectors.
Recognised for driving growth from start-up through to operational maturity, Ethen combines entrepreneurial leadership with strong governance, commercial strategy, and AI-enabled operational excellence. He brings extensive expertise in organisational transformation, stakeholder engagement, and leading high-performing teams within complex and highly regulated environments.
As Managing Director, Ethen is focused on strengthening innovation, operational excellence, and sustainable growth across OML, while continuing to advance the company’s commitment to improving patient outcomes and delivering world-class healthcare solutions.
Physiotherapist
Jon Kirkbride
Jon Kirkbride qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Physiotherapy from the University of Hertfordshire in 2011. Following this he initially spent 4 years completing his junior rotations and experiencing a wide range of specialities in the NHS before moving in 2015 to become a specialist in the field of Neurology. Since then, Jon has worked in a range of hospital, community and private settings gaining wide ranging experience in the treatment and management of individuals who have experienced a neurological condition. Jon joined OML in August 2021 and is involved in running the FES clinics alongside the PD warrior classes.
Jon is an active member of ACPIN, The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Neurology and ACPVIR, The Association of Chartered Physiotherapists Interested in Vestibular Rehabilitation, and regularly attends postgraduate training provided by these specialist interest groups.
Physiotherapist
Katie Mahoney
Katie Mahoney is a physiotherapist who specialises in working with people with neurological conditions. Katie has been working at OML for the past two years and works in both the adult and paediatric FES clinics, as well as running PD Warrior. Katie qualified with an MSc in pre-registration Physiotherapy in 2009.
Clinical Engineer
Earl Merson
Earl Merson is a clinical engineer who has been developing FES equipment and working in the clinic since 2011. He designs the electronic circuits and writes the software for the stimulators, as well as treating patients in the clinic and delivering FES training courses. Earl’s PhD research studied a way of using FES to control how much the foot turns out while walking. He is a member of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and a registered Clinical Scientist.
Co-founder of Odstock Medical Ltd (OML) and Clinical Director
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor is co-founder of Odstock Medical Ltd (OML) and is OML’s Clinical Director. He is a Biomedical Engineer and leads the FES research and clinical team at the National Clinical FES Centre in Salisbury.
He is a researcher for National Institute for Health Research and a visiting professor at the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bournemouth University and Consultant Clinical Scientist at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. Paul developed the original range of OML FES devices and assessed their use in a series of clinical trials for people with stroke, MS, Spinal Cord Injury and Parkinson’s disease.