Dr Richard Moakes

Dr. Richard Moakes is a Lecturer in the School of Chemical Engineering and the Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI), at the University of Birmingham. Richard’s research is centred around merging both chemical and material sciences to engineer the next generation of materials that synergistically work with the body to shape biology.

His work within the translational field, spanning “bench to bedside”, incorporates fundamental science, GMP manufacture and clinical trials, producing research that directly enhances patient health.

Richard Moakes is part of the Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI), an interdisciplinary network of over 70 academics working together to advance new technologies and treatments that encourage better tissue healing and rehabilitation tools.  The HTI brings together leading experts from a variety of disciplines across the University of Birmingham, including chemical engineering, biomedical science, computer science, applied mathematics, chemistry and physics. Researchers across campus are working collaboratively to speed up the translation of new discoveries into health applications.

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