Meet our Team: Prof Duncan Hand

Meet our Team: Prof Duncan Hand

Prof Duncan Hand, is Professor of Applied Photonics at Heriot-Watt University and brings decades of expertise in lasers, photonics, and precision manufacturing to the MicroTex Hub. With a career spanning academic research, industrial collaboration, and senior...
EPSRC visit to MicroTex

EPSRC visit to MicroTex

We were pleased to welcome Janette Wark from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to MicroTex.  Janette’s visit provided an opportunity to share progress from the first year of MicroTex and discuss the next steps in advancing our platforms for...
MicroTex Anniversary

MicroTex Anniversary

In its first year, MicroTex has focus on building the foundations required to support this ambition. A key step has been the definition of three translational platforms: the cornea, proximal airway, and distal lung. These provide a clear, clinically relevant framework...
Meet our Team: Kev Dhaliwal.

Meet our Team: Kev Dhaliwal.

Professor Kev Dhaliwal is a clinician-scientist with a focus on developing technologies that can directly improve patient care. His work sits at the interface of medicine, engineering, and data science, with a particular emphasis on infection and inflammation. As...
Meet our Team: Ian Underwood.

Meet our Team: Ian Underwood.

Professor Ian Underwood is the project lead in MicroTex. He is an internationally recognised researcher, innovator, and entrepreneur, with a career spanning academia, industry, and technology commercialisation. His early work in photonics and visual displays led to...
Meet our Team: Robbie Mears

Meet our Team: Robbie Mears

Dr. Robbie Mears completed an integrated Master’s degree in Natural Sciences, followed by a PhD in Physics, both at the University of Bath. Robbie work focuses on the development of ultra-thin optical fibres designed for medical imaging. These fibres are flexible...