Biography
I am the Technology Innovation Officer/Business Development Executive at Leeds Beckett University, based within Research and Enterprise Services in Cloth Hall Court. I work closely with Julian Sorrell, our Business Development Manager, helping to drive forward Grow MedTech activities.
My background is in chemistry – I have an MChem from the University of Liverpool and, during my undergraduate degree, I worked for Reckitt Benckiser Ltd. as part of the research and development team in Hull. I then completed a PhD at the University of Leeds within the institute of medical and biological engineering where I became fascinated with all things “medtech”.
Experience
- Working within academic and industrial research.
- I am a named inventor on a patent.
Expertise
- Chemistry
- Biomaterials
- Neuroscience
Interests
I’m particularly interested in functional biomaterials and the move towards flexible electronics and implantable biosensors.