Ashton Harper

Ashton Harper is the Global Medical Director of Neurosciences at Roche Diagnostics. In this role, he provides strategic direction for Roche Diagnostics' rapidly growing neurology portfolio, focusing on evidence generation, external collaborations, medical education, and both clinician and patient engagement.

Trained as a gastrointestinal surgeon, Ashton studied medicine at University College London, earning both an MBBS and a B.Sc. in physiology and pharmacology. He worked as a doctor in the NHS and achieved membership in the Royal College of Surgeons. Ashton has designed and initiated numerous clinical trials across a range of therapeutic areas and has frequently lectured internationally. He has been published in fields such as surgery, gastroenterology, neurology, infectious diseases, and microbiology, and has presented at multiple international medical conferences.