Professor Chris Toumazou receives prestigious award <em> – News</em>
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Friday 16 May 2008
By Colin Smith
In recognition of his outstanding contribution to engineering and science, a leading Imperial researcher is among the 44 new Fellows of the Royal Society announced today (16 May).
Professor Christofer Toumazou, Executive Director and Chief Scientist of the Institute of Biomedical Engineering and the Winston Wong Chair in Biomedical Circuits at Imperial College London, was elected to the UK’s national academy of science for his work in analogue signal processing, used in mobile phone technology, which led to advances in telecommunications and the revolutionary design of new prosthetic implants. His election brings the number of Fellows of the Royal Society at Imperial up to 65.
Professor Toumazou
Amongst his many achievements, Professor Toumazou developed one of the world’s first implantable cochlear chips which gave hearing back to the born deaf and also developed the silicon pancreas, which mimics the function of the pancreas’ beta cell to regulate insulin flow for people with Type 1 diabetes.
Professor Toumazou is credited with developing a range of innovative electronic devices, utilising analogue mobile phone technology, for use in patient care. This includes the Sensium Ultra-Low Power Wireless Body Monitoring System which gives physicians constant access to vital signs including ECG, body temperature, respiration and physical activity of patients based at home with chronic illnesses.
Professor Toumazou is also recognised for establishing Imperial’s £22 million Institute of Biomedical Engineering, a state-of-the-art facility drawing scientists, medical researchers, clinicians and engineers together to push forward advances in areas of medical diagnosis and treatment, including personalised healthcare, regenerative medicine and biomedical engineering.
Expressing his honour at being recognised in this way, Professor Toumazou said:
“I am extremely proud to be elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Society. It is humbling to be amongst a group of such distinguished peers.”
This award follows recognition from the Royal Academy of Engineering where Professor Toumazou received the prestigious silver medal for his pioneering work in engineering. He was also given a fellowship to the European Academy of Sciences Arts and Humanities as one of only two engineers in Europe to be given this tribute.
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