Chris Toumazou has been involved in developing new technologies, mainly in the medical field, creating a research institute and a number of commercial ventures to commercialise his research.
15 Facts About Chris Toumazou
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Chris Toumazou invented and licensed Portable and Rapid Semiconductor Genome Sequencing which has now become a multimillion-dollar industry.
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Chris Toumazou has published over 500 research papers and holds 50 patents in the field of semiconductors and healthcare.
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Chris Toumazou's career began with the invention and development of novel concept of current-mode analogue circuitry for ultra-low-power electronic devices.
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Chris Toumazou is the first British winner of the prize in this contest since 2008.
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Chris Toumazou later trained to become an electrician, and was inspired by an English uncle who was an electrical engineer.
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Chris Toumazou obtained both his undergraduate degree and doctorate at the then Oxford Polytechnic.
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Chris Toumazou moved to Imperial College London in 1986 as a Research Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering becoming the youngest professor at Imperial in 1994 at the age of 33.
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Chris Toumazou was appointed Head of the Circuits and Systems Group in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and then Head of the Department of Bioengineering in 2001.
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Chris Toumazou has given numerous public lectures and keynote addresses at a national and international level.
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Chris Toumazou was elected Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering and Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, making him one of a handful in the UK who are fellows of all three premier societies.
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Chris Toumazou was awarded a prestigious Regius professorship, recognising the highest standard of research and teaching in the Faculty of Engineering.
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Chris Toumazou has been involved with a number of commercial ventures, including the invention and development of the world's first analogue and digital mobile phone for the largest mobile phone cellular operator in Thailand.
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Chris Toumazou has co-founded technology-based companies using silicon technology for early detection and management of chronic disease: Toumaz Technology Ltd and DNA Electronics Ltd.
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Chris Toumazou founded DNA Electronics in 2001 recognising that by merging microchip technology with genetic chemistry and DNA sequencing he was able to invent, develop and commercialise a new revolution in genetic point-of-care diagnostics and DNA sequencing.