Pawel Swietach
Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford
Leads research in red blood cell physiology and oxygen transport. His work has defined the mechanisms governing oxygen exchange in red blood cells and established the scientific foundation for BloodSpeed. Pawel leads the translation of this research into a clinically deployable diagnostic platform.
Piotr Korczyk
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
Leads the development of microfluidic systems underpinning BloodSpeed. His expertise in fluid dynamics and microscale engineering enables precise control of oxygen environments required to quantify red cell oxygen exchange.
Slawomir Jakielka
Engineering and instrumentation
Leads on the design and development of the BloodSpeed imaging platform. His work focuses on integrating hardware components into a robust and scalable system suitable for laboratory and clinical environments.
Slawomir Blonski
Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
Specialises in computational modelling and fluidics. He develops quantitative frameworks to design microfluidics that enable fast oxygen changes.
Sanja Brolih
University of Oxford
Expertise in rare anaemias. Academic lead on commercialising diagnostic methods and devices and working with healthcare professionals, investors, and commercial partners.
Julija Rabcuka
University of Oxford (2022-2025)
Researcher on red blood cell function in clinical and transfusion contexts. Her work has demonstrated how storage and metabolic changes affect oxygen-release kinetics and their implications for transfusion outcomes.
Barbara Stobba
Polish Academy of Sciences
Contributes to experimental development and validation of BloodSpeed. Her work supports optimisation of measurement protocols and ensures reproducibility across different sample types and settings.
Richard Siow
King’s College London
Facilitates commercialization and clinical translation. Currently Industry Partnerships lead at the NIHR HealthTech Research Centre at King’s College London and Director of Ageing Research at King’s (ARK).