Professor James McLaughlin CBE, a physicist, is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and the Irish Academy of Engineering and a Member of the IEEE. He has developed significant initiatives within bioengineering research, technology transfer (including successful spin-outs), outreach and teaching since 1986. Presently, as a Professor in the School of Engineering and a previous Head of School, he is also Director of the Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre- NIBEC. His salient disciplines address Digital Healthcare Technology, Healthcare Wireless Sensor Systems, nano-based Point-of-Care Diagnostics and related bio-sensing applications.