Jonathan M. COOPER

Co-founder, MODE DX Ltd. / Leader, Univ. of Glasgow

Professor Jon Cooper hold the Wolfson Chair in Bioengineering. He has developed a range of technologies associated with Lab-on-a-Chip for diagnostics, cell measurements and proteomics. The primary focus of his work being the demonstration of the analytical advantages of studying biological systems at the micro- and nanoscale. He has also been closely involved in the commercialisation of chip based diagnostic devices for the detection of bowel cancer (www.modedx.com). Professor Cooper was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2001 and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering in 2004. Professor Cooper's work is recognised by invited lectures at leading conferences. He has published ca. 165 papers in the field.