Richard Luxton's Biography

Richard Luxton, Director, University of the West of England

Richard Luxton first studied clinical chemistry in the National Health Service for thirteen years at the Bristol Royal Infirmary before moving to the Institute of Neurology in London. At the University of the West of England he has focused his research in the area of developing new rapid detection technologies for point of care diagnostics, environmental analysis, food safety and homeland defence applications. Working with colleagues across the University, Richard launched the Institute of Bio-Sensing Technology, which seeks to develop new collaborations between industry and academia through inter-disciplinary research. In 2012 Richard along with Professor Janice Kiely, launched a European funded Business Technology Centre to develop cell monitoring technology.