Celebrating Women and Girls in Science: Gertrude Elion

Feb 11, 2026 | Blog

Gertrude Elion, Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine (1988), transformed the way we develop drugs. While her discoveries—drugs for leukemia, herpes, and immunosuppression—were groundbreaking, her greatest contribution was revolutionising the drug development...

Meet the Hub Manager: Dr. Natalie Jones

Feb 10, 2026 | Meet the Team

Dr Natalie Jones is the Hub Project Manager for MicroTex, bringing a combination of deep scientific expertise and strategic project leadership to the ambitious and innovative MicroTex project. With an extensive academic background and hands-on experience working...

Meet the MicroTex Team: Pablo Roldán

Feb 5, 2026 | Meet the Team

We’re excited to introduce Pablo Roldán, a Royal Society Newton International Fellow at Heriot-Watt University. With a background in photonics engineering and ultrafast laser microfabrication from the University of Cantabria, Pablo is now applying his expertise...

The Crisis in Drug Development: Why 90% of New Treatments Fail—and How MicroTex Is Solving It

Feb 5, 2026 | Blog

Despite decades of scientific breakthroughs, the pharmaceutical industry faces a sobering reality: nine out of ten drugs that enter clinical trials never make it to patients. This staggering failure rate, combined with costs exceeding $1-2 billion and timelines...

Meet Ana Rubio our PPIE Lead

Jan 30, 2026 | Meet the Team

Ana Rubio leads Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) at MicroTex, bringing a unique perspective shaped by her work bridging health research, community voices, and social impact across two continents. As a medical anthropologist with a background in...