Informatics researcher to play a role in a newly established Micro-Tex Hub

In this role, Mohsen will help guide the translation of research into practical applications, ensuring that the technologies developed within the hub, particularly those focused on accurate and repeatable drug delivery to hard-to-reach areas of the body, can be effectively moved toward industrial use and clinical practice.  

The hub benefits from Dr Khadem’s prior work during his UKRI FLF fellowship, where he developed an AI-enabled robotic platform for drug delivery to the distal lung. This platform aims to improve targeted treatments, especially for lung infections and inflammation. 

MicroTex is led by the University of Edinburgh, and based in the Baillie Gifford Pandemic Science Hub in the Institute of Regeneration and Repair. Partners include the University of Bath and Heriot-Watt University, LifeArc Rare Respiratory Diseases Centre, Baillie Gifford, patient groups, international and industrial collaborators. 

The Hub will be funded for the next six years by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It will receive £11 million from the government supported by £16.6 million from partner funders.