ANZNMF26 Speakers

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Prof. Michelle Khine

Professor Michelle Khine is the incoming Ian and Pamela Wall Chair Professor in Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the University of Adelaide, and was previously Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of California, Irvine. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors. Her honours include the NIH Director’s New Innovator Award and MIT Technology Review’s TR35 Award. Her work has been widely published in journals such as Advanced Materials, Lab on a Chip, and Biomedical Microdevices.She leads a research program focused on microfluidics, rapid micro- and nano-fabrication, and soft electronic systems for digital health and continuous physiological monitoring. She is also an active entrepreneur, having founded multiple medical device and biotechnology companies including Fluxion Biosciences, Shrink Nanotechnologies, and Novoheart.

Prof. Keisuke Goda

Professor Keisuke Goda is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo and a Distinguished Professor at Tohoku University. He is a fellow of AAAS, SPIE, and the Royal Society of Chemistry, and was selected as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum.Prof. Goda leads a globally recognised research program developing laser-based molecular imaging, microfluidics, and computational analytics to advance biology and medicine. He has also co-founded multiple startups including CYBO, LucasLand, FlyWorks, and NanoTitan to commercialise next-generation biomedical technologies. He is a recipient of the Japan Academy Medal, the JSPS Prize, and the Philipp Franz von Siebold Award. He has published over 300 papers in leading journals including Nature, Nature Photonics and Cell, and filed more than 30 patents.

Prof. Khoon Lim

Professor Khoon Lim is an ARC Future Fellow at the University of Sydney and Co-Director of the Sydney Biomanufacturing Incubator. He is a biomedical engineer specialising in polymer chemistry and hydrogel biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. He has received prestigious fellowships including the Rutherford Discovery Fellowship and ARC Future Fellowship, and has published over 100 papers in leading journals including Advanced Materials, Biofabrication, and Advanced Functional Materials. His research focuses on light-activated biomaterials and photo-polymerisable hydrogel bioinks for 3D bioprinting and tissue regeneration, and he holds leadership roles in both the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering and the International Society for Biofabrication.