Dr Sophie Cox, Lecturer at the School of Chemical Engineering and the Healthcare Technologies Institute, has made it to the final. Dr Cox is leading a team who are engineering novel medical systems to fight antimicrobial resistance.
Congratulations to Dr Sophie Cox who has won the University's 2018 Philanthropic Research Project.
Dr Sophie Cox, Lecturer at the School of Chemical Engineering and the Healthcare Technologies Institute is leading a team who are engineering novel medical systems to fight antimicrobial resistance using honey. The team are working on creative ways to deliver a product including a spray, a cream, and also a powder which becomes a gel when applied to a wound, creating a protective barrier.
The Healthcare Technologies Institute is tackling one of the nine United Nation's Global Goals - ‘Good Health and Well-Being’. Find out how our researchers are finding new ways to combat antimicrobial resistance – one of the biggest challenges facing mankind.
