Professor Hagan Bayley, FRS, is a distinguished scientist at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of the Royal Society. Renowned for his pioneering work on pore-forming proteins, Professor Bayley has made transformative contributions to the field by leveraging these proteins as nanopores for innovative sensing technologies.

His groundbreaking research led to the founding of Oxford Nanopore Technologies, a company globally recognized for revolutionizing DNA sequencing with its platform for ultra-fast, long-read sequencing.

Professor Bayley has expanded the applications of nanopores to explore their potential in broader biological contexts: including the detection of post translational modifications in proteomics, thereby driving advancements in both fundamental science and practical innovation.

His work exemplifies the power of translating foundational research into impactful technologies that shape the future of biosensing and molecular diagnostics.