PhD Studentship: Actuated Microdevices for Oral Delivery of Biologics University of Birmingham in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Birmingham in Biomedical Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , and related areas. This project, Actuated microdevices for oral delivery of biologics , explores how actively controlled mechanical stimulation can help large therapeutic molecules cross the intestinal wall. The research combines oral drug delivery , mucus rheology , microfabrication , actuator design , MEMS , finite element modelling, ex vivo tissue methods, and cell culture. You will design, mi...

PhD opportunity at the University of Birmingham in bioresorbable intestinal devices with embedded resorbable sensors for gastrointestinal monitoring . This project sits at the intersection of Biomedical Engineering , Electrical Engineering , Mechanical Engineering , and Materials Science . The research aims to create an orally delivered, bioresorbable retentive structure that combines flexible printed circuitry with custom microfabricated bioresorbable sensors, then test the device in a simulate...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at the University of Glasgow in Biomedical Engineering , Rheology , Biophysics , and Mechanobiology . The project asks whether the mechanics of tissues can reveal disease by measuring how biological tissues deform, flow, and relax. The research builds on i-Rheo-Indent technology to uncover mechanical biomarkers of disease through rapid, broadband viscoelastic measurements. The work sits at the intersection of fundamental physics, soft matter, biomedical engineering, ...

Funded PhD opportunity at The Francis Crick Institute / King’s College London This PhD project, supervised by Dr Charlie McTernan, focuses on supramolecular chemistry , lipid nanoparticles , and targeted delivery of nucleic acid therapeutics . The research aims to develop a host-guest conjugation platform for modular functionalisation of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs), enabling precise and high-throughput attachment of targeting groups for improved tissue-specific delivery beyond the liver. The proj...

PhD opportunity at Aston University in Birmingham, United Kingdom on bioerodible inserts for controlled ocular drug delivery . The project sits in the School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Biosciences and focuses on developing antibiotic-loaded ocular inserts as a platform for sustained and controlled release of medicines for eye disease. The research is centered on ocular drug delivery , pharmaceutical formulation , controlled release , quality by design (QbD) , and biological/physico-chemical chara...