
Dr. Clive Roberts
- Head of School of Life Sciences
- School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham
Presentation:
From a physics degree to 3D printing of biomedicines: making multidisciplinary team science work
In my talk I hope to show what has inspired me in my research and academic career. I will explain within the context of my research some of my journey from a single discipline focused education in physics to a career that has taken several 90 degree turns into new disciplines as I have followed what interests me. How mentors, colleagues and collaborators (and luck) have been key to what success I have had, and why it is important to build and be part of effective teams, to proactively seek out opportunities and for it to be ok to fail sometimes. I will include examples of my research not only from the last 15 years looking to apply 3D printing to the manufacture of medicines but also my transition from a physical experimental scientist to one developing pharmaceutical and food products, including examples of particulate systems. I will also bring in an important part of my career that has been dedicated to translation, whether through spinouts or working with industrial collaborators and how this has can be made to work alongside more traditional academic research.