Thomas Swift

Biography:

Thomas Swift is an Associate Professor in Polymer Chemistry with a history developing functional biomaterials for medical devices. After graduating from the University of York he worked on functional materials at AkzoNobel Decorative Coatings Unit, before doing an industrially funded PhD in Polymer Chemistry at the University of Sheffield. In postdoctoral Research with the Wellcome Trust he was the lead materials scientist on an international team developing ophthalmic medical devices in collaboration with the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad. Now at the University of Bradford he runs a research group and runs spin out company Molecular Titans Ltd.