Lifefabs Institute: Our Story
Lifefabs Institute was founded in June 2024 to foster a safe and inclusive community where all people can learn, create and meaningfully fabricate with the life sciences.
As Biodesign becomes the next innovation frontier, we provide researchers an opportunity to further their projects in an interdisciplinary lab. While making sure researchers’ learning can be shared across local communities and schools to empower the next generation of scientsists
and makers.
Danny Chen is undertaking a PhD at University College London and is a representative at the WHO focusing on Medical 3D Printing techniques, 3D image segmentation and prototyping Tissue Engineering for Neurosurgery and Cardiac Surgery.
His work spans developing biomedical technologies, public health and biomedical manufacturing.
Digby Usher is a biodesigner and interaction designer with interdisciplinary research and practice-based methods oriented towards material innovation for public health and community co-design.
A design lecturer at University of the Arts London he uses critical and creative thinking to design biocompatible public health services and orthotics.