David Clifton will deploy his healthcare expertise in big data and machine learning as Drayson solidifies its Oxford digital health connections.

David Clifton, an associate professor of engineering science at University of Oxford, was on Tuesday made research director of digital healthcare developer Drayson Health in a joint appointment with the university.

Clifton secured the role based on his work in big data and machine learning for the health sector. He is expected to continue leading the Computational Health Informatics laboratory at Oxford’s Institute of Biomedical Engineering.

The appointment is intended to smooth the translation of Oxford research into healthcare technologies…