Angie is a plant biologist, focused on investigating the responses of crop plants to environmental stresses, such as drought and extreme temperature. Most recently, Angie was a Research Associate at the University of Cambridge.

Davidad was a Research Fellow in technical AI safety at Oxford. He co-invented Filecoin, has led an international neuroscience collaboration, and worked as a senior software engineer at Twitter.

Gemma is an Assistant Professor of Medical Therapeutics and Head of the Neuro Optics Lab at the University of Cambridge – focusing on developing non-invasive brain monitoring in real-world environments.

Jacques is an applied physicist and neuroscientist and is a BBSRC Discovery Fellow at the UCL. His work involves applying the principles of physics and engineering to create tools that aim to radically change our understanding of the brain.

Jenny is a Professor of Vision Science at Newcastle University focused on insect stereoscopic depth perception, developing a new stereoscopic vision test for children, and using optical coherence tomography retinal scans to detect neurological disease.

Mark is a Professor of Electrochemistry and Electrochemical Technology at the University of Glasgow. His research focuses on energy conversion and green fuel production and he is co-founder of a spin-out in the green hydrogen space.

Sarah is a Professor of Biomedical Physics at the University of Cambridge. Sarah leads a team using optical imaging technology to monitor tumour evolution and support earlier cancer detection.

Suraj was co-founder and CTO of Sync Computing, a startup optimising the use of modern cloud computing. Prior to that, Suraj worked at Intel Corp, helping transition silicon photonics technology from an R&D effort into a now >$1BN business.