Dr Simon Clark is a Senior lead scientist specialising in aerobiology, vaccinology and infectious disease, within the Research and Evaluation Department, at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), at Porton Down. He has over 20 years of experience studying the aerosol transmission of human pathogens, the impact of phenotype and environmental factors on survival of pathogens in aerosols, and subsequent effects on infection and disease. UKHSA is an executive agency, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care, and is responsible for protecting all communities from the impact of health threats including those from infectious diseases, chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear incidents.

Alex Slowey is a pharmacist with over 20 years’ experience in the pharmaceutical industry.  In May 2020, he joined Kindeva Drug Delivery as a formulation specialist at their inhalation centre of excellence in Loughborough.

Alex is specialised in early phase development activities related to the formulation of new and existing molecules for pulmonary and nasal delivery.  He has expertise in a number of key areas, including providing technical and project leadership to development programmes.

Alex’s  interests include aerosol science in relation to the formulation of inhalation devices using innovative approaches, with direct application to the delivery of molecules via the pulmonary and nasal routes. 

Kindeva Drug Delivery, formerly 3M’s drug delivery business, is a CDMO offering integrated, end-to-end formulation, product development, scale-up manufacturing and commercial manufacturing services, with an innovation offering spanning inhalation, transdermal delivery, and microneedles.

Dr Matthew D Wright is Senior Aerosol Scientist in the Toxicology Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical & Environmental Hazards (CRCE), Public Health England, where his research interests include exposure and health risk assessment of a range of aerosols including airborne particulate matter, nano-enabled consumer products, carbon nanotubes and e-cigarettes. Public Health England is an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care whose mission is protection and improvement of the nation’s health and wellbeing, and reduction of health inequalities.

“Aerosol science underpins much of the research in inhalation toxicology and aerosol exposures undertaken within CRCE, and being part of the Partnership Board of the CDT in Aerosol Science provides a chance to help shape the training agenda for future researchers with the skills and knowledge to develop our programmes, and also to link with academics and industrial partners to undertake worthwhile research projects by hosting CDT students in areas of mutual interest.”