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Bringing new diagnostic tests from the lab to the clinic: why regulation matters. 🧪 -->🏥 As the UK reforms its medical device and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) regulations through the draft Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2026, implementation will be just as important as the legislation itself. I've summarised these issues and recommendations in a new policy briefing and would welcome discussion with policymakers, regulators, clinicians, industry partners, and fellow re

We are very happy to share that two major research papers have been accepted for publication in top-tier journals. These works represent significant milestones from Dr Şahin's efforts during his Fulbright Fellowship at Northwestern with Prof. John A Rogers. These papers demonstrate a long-lasting collaboration to advance next-generation biosensors, wearable diagnostics, and automated microfluidics. Advancing Maternal Health Diagnostics in Nature Biomedical Engineering Title:

We took a full day recently as a research group to Alton Towers. 🔬→🎢 There is something about screaming on a rollercoaster that levels everything pretty fast. PIs, postdocs, students, family, and everyone were equally terrified. Beyond the fun, days like this matter. Research is collaborative by nature, but real collaboration takes trust, and trust takes time spent outside the lab. We work on some genuinely hard problems together, and the people doing that work deserve to e

Samet is speaking at this year's Pint of Science festival as part of Tech the Night Away, an evening of accessible talks about technologies making a real difference to people's lives. Samet's talk, "How Much Insulin Are You Making?", explores a question that matters enormously for nearly half a million people in the UK living with type 1 diabetes. The immune system can silently destroy insulin-producing cells for years before diagnosis, and measuring a key molecule called C-p

Our group is taking part in One Walk Manchester, a fundraising walk in support of Breakthrough T1D, the charity we collaborate with for our research at Lancaster University. Walking for Breakthrough T1D is a way of giving something back to the organisation, making that research possible, and to nearly half a million people in the UK living with T1D who stand to benefit from it. If you'd like to support us, every donation goes directly towards funding type 1 diabetes research.

Our research Dr Sam Rust recently represented the Şahin Group at the Materials Research Exchange 2026 held at the Business Design Centre in London. This annual flagship event showcases advanced materials research from the UK, hosted by UKRI, sponsored by the Henry Royce Institute and supported by EPSRC. The event offered a comprehensive overview of the latest advancements and innovations emerging from both academia and industry, including developments in advanced composites,

We are very happy to see Dr Şahin has published a paper in the inaugural issue of Nature Sensors journal. This paper covers the work he has conducted during his Fulbright Fellowship at Northwestern University, Querry Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44460-025-00005-z This report presents a few concepts for wearable sweat diagnostic technologies, centered on two key innovations. First, it describes paper-based lateral flow assays (LFAs) th

🌟 A big shoutout to Freddie Manning , one of our fantastic interns, who recently completed a 10-week internship with our research group...

Our group has just returned from a great time at Electrochem 2025 at Northumbria University ! It was such a nostalgic trip back to...

Earlier this week, our team proudly represented School of Engineering at Lancaster University at the Electrochemistry North West...