Biography:

Professor Michael Thompson was appointed Lecturer in Instrumental Analysis at Loughborough University in 1971. He then moved to the University of Toronto where he is now Professor of Bioanalytical Chemistry. He is recognized internationally for his pioneering work over many years in the area of research into new biosensor technologies. His research is centered on the surface chemistry of proteins, cells and bacteria. He has been awarded many prestigious international prizes for his research including The Robert Boyle Gold Medal of the Royal Society of Chemistry, The Elsevier Prize in Biosensor and Bioelectronics Technology, the E.W.R. Steacie Award of the Chemical Society of Canada, and recently the 2023 Royal Society of Chemistry Horizons Prize in Analytical Science.