My background includes a PhD at the University of Queensland in Biomedical Engineering, working on a microneedle vaccine technology. This work led to publications, presentations and patents which were licenced to Vaxxas Pty Ltd, a start-up company (which i joined in 2011) established with $15m funding to commercialise this technology. As a foundational team member i worked on diverse projects and leading aspects of the device development engineering. I returned to academia in 2014 to establish research in the area of microdevices for health. In late 2017 I joined Heriot-Watt University as Professor in Biomedical Engineering. I have built my research focus on microtechnolgies for tissue-based measurement and sensing for clinical needs - both in academic and commercial areas.