Ana Hallgarten

Ana is working on a cross-Nuffield programme exploring experimental governance and regulatory innovation. Her work focuses on understanding how approaches such as regulatory sandboxes and other governance mechanisms can support responsible innovation, while ensuring that ethical and societal considerations are meaningfully embedded in their design and implementation. Ana joined the NCOB in 2026. Prior to this, she worked at the Wellcome Trust, the Department of Health and Social Care and the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, building on an academic background in the ethics and law of emerging technologies.