Team

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Dr. Maneas founded OmioLabs after a decade of research in tissue-mimicking anatomical models for multimodal imaging applications. He holds a Ph.D in biomedical engineering and medical physics from UCL. He is also an Honorary Senior Fellow at the UCL Hawkes Institute.

Prof. Desjardins brings over two decades of expertise in imaging, sensing, and autonomous robotics for biomedical applications. He holds a Ph.D. from MIT & Harvard and is currently a Professor at UBC, following a full professorship at UCL.

Dr. Tuch has 20+ years of experience in medtech and pharma, with leadership roles at Lightpoint Medical, GE Healthcare, and Novartis. He chairs startups in imaging, AI, and robotics, and is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College. He holds a Ph.D. from MIT & Harvard, and a BA from the University of Chicago.

Prof. Navani qualified in medicine from Cambridge and UCL, earning a PhD and an MSc at UCL and LSHTM, respectively. He has secured over £3M in funding for research in early lung cancer diagnosis. He is Consultant Respiratory Physician at UCLH and is senior clinical lead for the UK Lung Cancer Audit.

Dr Thakrar is a Consultant in Respiratory Medicine at UCLH and an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL. His clinical and PhD research expertise focuses on advanced bronchoscopic techniques for diagnosing and managing lung cancer. He advises on the development of simulation technologies to advance bronchoscopy training and education.

Alexandra is completing her MEng in Biomedical Engineering at UCL. She has focused on lung phantom research and fabrication during her third-year project and has continued her work during a studentship.

Valeria holds an MEng in Biomedical Engineering from UCL and is now completing a MRes in Medical Device Design & Entrepreneurship at Imperial College London. She began working on lung phantoms during her third year at UCL and was awarded a studentship to continue her project.

Dr. Carmo holds an MSc in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Lisbon, with research experience at Harvard University and the University of Twente. He completed his PhD in Physics at King’s College London, specialising in the development of new photonics and plasmonics-based nanotechnologies.