Biography

A professional biomedical engineer and scientist with 40 years experience in hospital-based university research and development. Established multi-national collaborative programmes in: invasive and noninvasive physiological measurement; biomaterials; cellular engineering; tissue engineering and regenerative medicine; micro and nanosensors; biomedical optics; photonics; perinatal technologies; appropriate technology for developing countries. Concerned to link academic research with commercial exploitation and healthcare utilisation, including the appropriate identification and protection of intellectual property. Establishing spin-off companies. Delivering consultancy services.

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Research Interest

Biomedical R&D strategy development.

Biography

Peter Rolfe received the Ph.D. degree in biomedical engineering from the Royal Postgraduate Medical School, University of London, U.K. He was the Founder Director of the Biomedical Engineering Centre, Oxford, the Centre/Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine, Keele, U.K., and a WHO Collaborating Centre at Oxford. He is the Founder and Director of Oxford BioHorizons Ltd., U.K., and a Visiting Professor and Doctoral Advisor in the Department of Automatic Measurement and Control, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China. His research interests are based on metrology and modelling, and include invasive and non-invasive sensors for both micro- and nano-scale devices. His passions are for perinatal care in lower and middle income countries, seeking cures for cancer, and for saving planet Earth from human-caused environmental disaster.

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Research Interest

Metrology and modelling