I graduated from Eindhoven University of Technology (the Netherlands) with a degree in Chemistry & Chemical Engineering. For my PhD, I moved to research institute IMO/IMOMEC in Belgium where I was part of the BIOSensors group of Prof Wagner. After finishing my PhD, I continued as a postdoctoral researcher within the same group to develop a novel thermal detection method for measurements of both small molecules and proteins in complex matrices. Since 2014 I have been in the UK after taking up a PDRA position within the organic chemistry group at Queen Mary University of London, where my project focused on the electrochemical detection of enzyme catalysis. My independent research career commenced at Manchester Metropolitan in 2015, and I was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2018. In 2019, I moved to Newcastle University, where I was promoted to Professor in 2023. In December 2023, I joined the University of Manchester as a Chair (Professor) in Engineering Biology.

My research group focuses on the development of advanced functional polymer materials to solve complex healthcare problems such as in the field of biosensors, bioelectronics, and drug delivery. I have been granted four patents on developing novel polymer-based sensor platforms and have been actively work with industry to co-design new diagnostic tools. Furthermore, I am a keen science communicator and I am very active in promoting research on polymer science via my role as member of the IUPAC Polymer Division and via videos available on my YouTube channel.