Sophie Gilbert manages the GESDA Science Breakthrough Radar®, an annual report anticipating advances in science and technology over the next 5, 10 and 25 years. She joined GESDA from the Wellcome Trust, the world’s second-largest not-for-profit organisation dedicated to science and public health, where she managed a multi-million-pound research portfolio in the clinical and discovery life sciences. Before joining Wellcome, Sophie worked in academia, gaining her PhD in biochemistry from the University of Oxford. Following this, she spent time at Imperial College London and later University College London as a postdoctoral research associate, with research interests relating to stem cell development and genetics. Sophie has a keen interest in translating scientific discoveries to a wide audience: she has authored an illustrated book on genetic modification for children and received a number of awards for outreach and communication during her time as an academic.