Prof Maiwenn Kersaudy-Kerhoas is a Professor in The IB3 institute at Herriot Watt University. Her research is focused on manufacturing research in nanotechnologies, rapid prototyping and microfluidic. She develops cost effective solution for fast on site sample preparation for biomedical applications. Her research is devoted to bring knowledge and technology in low resource settings and she is interested in the replacement of petroleum derived product by renewable resources.