Tuesday 1 July, 9:30am,
Committee Room 8, Palace of Westminster
The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee will hear
pitches from shortlisted
researchers on what areas of scientific research the
committee should explore next.
This pitch session forms part of the committee's Under the
Microscope inquiry. The inquiry invited everyone – from academics
and businesses to school groups – to send in ideas on what MPs
should examine next, receiving 309 submissions.
Based on these submissions, the committee has decided on new
inquiries and one-off evidence sessions, which will be announced
in due course.
Additionally, based on the submissions, the committee has
identified topics of scientific research, ranging from
microbiomes to neuromorphic computing, which could be the basis
of a one-off evidence session. MPs will consider each shortlisted
topic and choose one for an evidence session later this year. A
full list of researchers, their pitch topics and timings can be
found below.
Witness at 9:45am – Mechanobiology
- Dr Periklis Pantazis, Department of Bioengineering at
Imperial College London, and Director of the Imperial-Leica
Microsystems Imaging Hub
Witness at 10:00am – Microbiome
- Professor Donal Wall, Head of Bacteriology, University of
Glasgow
Witness at 10:15am – Biofilms
- Professor Cait MacPhee CBE FRSE, Professor of Biological
Physics, University of Edinburgh, and Co-Director of the UK's
National Biofilms Innovation Centre
Witness at 10:30am – Neuromorphic computing
- Professor Tony Kenyon, Professor of Nanoelectronic &
Nanophotonic Materials, UCL
Witness at 10:45am – Silicon photonics
- Professor Callum Littlejohns, CORNERSTONE Co-ordinator,
CORNERSTONE Photonics Innovation Centre
Witness at 11:00am – Geroprotectors
- Professor Ilaria Bellantuono MD PhD, Professor in
Musculoskeletal Ageing, and Co-Director, The Healthy Lifespan
Institute, University of Sheffield
Innovation Showcase at 9:30am:
- Neil Daly, CEO and Founder, Skin Analytics
