I am an Industrial Designer and Entrepreneur developing and deploying products for biotechnology. I have over 14 years of experience working across academia, industry and public engagement. My projects translate research into the real world.
I am the CEO of OpenCell London. We build modular labs, including labs in shipping containers. An example is our rapid-response COVID Lab CONTAIN, which has supported numerous countries and governments during the pandemic.
My background is in engineering and industrial designer with a specialisation in translating science into the real world. I am interested in products at the intersection of hardware/software/biology.
Another passion of mine is telling the story of biotechnology and sharing knowledge and resources to enable others to contribute to the discipline. This is reflected in my biomaterial course in the fashion department at the Royal College of Art. The course is an interdisciplinary course teaching fashion students biotechnology with a focus on sustainability and advances in manufacturing.
I have previously worked in various research roles to deploy new technologies such as flexible displays, biological displays, user interfaces for computational biology, and biosensors.
My work has been showcased in various leading museums and institutes, including the Victoria and Albert Museum, Ars Electronica. I have been awarded over 22 international awards and published in leading journals such as Sciences Advances.
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