We have strong commercial and scientific expertise within Arctech Innovation through our senior management team. Likewise our experienced board members bring heavyweight financial, strategic and leadership experience to the table – and together will bring a strong network across biotech, public health and pest control.
We are proud to have built a team whose passion for studying insects, diseases and human health is matched by their entrepreneurial zeal and commercial mindsets.
Founder and CEO
Professor James Logan is Founder and CEO of Arctech Innovation. He is a world leading expert on chemical ecology and the control of vector-borne diseases with more than 20 years of experience and an international profile.
James founded ARCTEC in 2011 and led the organisation for 11 years, growing the business with significant turnover and spinning it out of the University. He also raised investment and co-founded Vecotech Ltd, the first spin out company from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), in 2015, with a focus on commercialising IP. In 2021, he led the merger of ARCTEC and Vecotech to form Arctech Innovation.
James also retains a Professorship at LSHTM and has interests in supporting work investigating novel odour-based diagnostics, including electronic sensors and dogs, for diseases including COVID-19, malaria and arboviruses, and novel ways to control arthropod vectors that transmit pathogens of human and animal diseases in the UK and overseas including Zika, dengue, malaria and trachoma.
James is also a science and natural history TV presenter for the BBC and Channel 4. Programmes he has presented include the BAFTA Award winning “Embarrassing Bodies” and “Live from the Clinic” for Channel 4, BBC One’s “Secret Life of Midges” and BBC Four’s award winning “Insect Dissection” and “The Great Butterfly Adventure”. James makes regular appearances on television, radio and in print media as a scientific expert and is an avid science communicator and aims to inspire young people in science.
Founder & Director
Mary Cameron is a Director of Arctech Innovation and a Professor of Medical Entomology in the Department of Disease Control at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) with over 30 years of experience in delivering international level field and laboratory research focusing on the surveillance and control of a wide range of vector-borne diseases, particularly leishmaniasis.
Mary obtained a BSc in Zoology from Bedford College, University of London, in 1983, and a PhD in Entomology in 1987. She originally joined the Department of Entomology at LSHTM as a research student in 1984, to study pheromone-elicited oviposition behaviour of mosquitoes, and later investigated the role of phlebotomine sandflies in transmission of disease. In 1990, she left LSHTM to take up a post-doc position at the University of Oxford followed by a Research Fellow position at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. In 1995, Mary re-joined LSHTM and has developed strong collaborative networks on NTDs in multiple disease endemic countries. Her role in current leishmaniasis research projects include: Principal Investigator (PI) of SPEAK India (a consortium conducting operational research to sustain VL elimination in the Indian Subcontinent), and Co-PI of the BBSRC Gnatwork network (conducting research on sandflies, biting midges and blackflies).
Mary is a Member of the WHO Regional Technical Advisory Group to support the Kala-azar elimination programme in the South-East Asia Region, served as Editor-in-Chief for the journal ‘Medical and Veterinary Entomology‘ for eight years until 2020.
Director of Contract Research
Sarah is Director of Contract Research at Arctech Innovation. Sarah is responsible for all contract research testing – coordinating our testing portfolio, ensuring quality testing is maintained and overseeing the development of new protocols, as well as managing the scientific team.
Sarah joined Arctech Innovation in 2014 as a Research Scientist and Trial Manager, and progressed to Senior Research Scientist, Projects Manager in 2016 and Head of R&D in 2018. In these roles, she was involved in the coordination, design and implementation of both clinical and non-clinical laboratory efficacy testing of repellents and insecticides.
She has over 17 years’ experience in entomological and chemical ecology research. After completing a Bachelors degree (2:1) at Birmingham University in Biological Sciences and an MSc at the University of Bath, Sarah obtained a PhD at Imperial College, London in chemical ecology whilst working at Rothamsted Research. She then completed two post-doctorate positions, one which identified odour baits to substantially increase the efficiency of traps and targets used in the control of the tsetse fly population, a major vector of African Sleeping Sickness. She has managed multiple national and international collaborations as well as trained and supervised numerous members of staff and students.
Her current role at Arctech Innovation allows Sarah to combine her passion for entomology and chemical ecology. Assisting clients with the development of new arthropod control products whilst working as part of a team to ensuring quality testing occurs is the most fulfilling part of her role.
Director of Innovation
Vanessa is Director of Innovation at Arctech Innovation.
Vanessa works with a range of clients and embraces the opportunity to develop both new and existing methodologies for product development, with services tailored to meet individual client needs.
Senior Director of Operations
Victor leads Arctech Innovation’s Business Operations team, with responsibility for all company operations and systems encompassing finance, facilities and people, enabling the delivery of the company’s game-changing research across its divisions.
Victor also retains close links with the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine through his position of Honorary Assistant Professor through which he provides postgraduate student mentoring and leads on multiple entomological field courses.
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Sophie is Director of Strategic Partnerships at Arctech Innovation.
Director of Social Impact
Alex is Director of Social Impact at Arctech Innovation.
Alex obtained her Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences (2.i) from the University of Oxford in 2005, where she conducted her BSc research project with Oxitec, working on studies evaluating the fitness of transgenic Mediterranean fruit flies. She went on to pursue her passion for the development of new tools for vector control at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, undertaking an MSc (Distinction) in the Biology and Control of Disease Vectors (2007) and a PhD in Medical Entomology (2012), with support of the Institut Pasteur du Laos.
Alex has a strong background in field and semi-field trials, and has worked in China, the Lao PDR, Vietnam, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi. Between 2012 and 2015 she worked as a post-doctoral research scientist at Wageningen University and Research, the Netherlands, where she led the first ever evaluation of mass-mosquito trapping for malaria control; a large-scale intervention study based on Rusinga Island, Kenya. Between 2015 and 2019 she continued to work in East Africa, leading semi-field and field studies to evaluate new spatial repellents and traps for mosquito control.
Since joining Arctech Innovation in 2019, Alex has brought in her experience of managing semi-field and field trials, expanding our out-of-house testing portfolio. Alex works with a range of clients and embraces the opportunity to develop both new and existing methodologies for product evaluation, with services tailored to meet individual client needs.
Director of Social Impact
Robert is Director of Social Impact at Arctech Innovation.
Having obtained his Bachelor’s degree in biological sciences, Robert stayed at the University of Birmingham for a Master’s degree in molecular and cellular biology. For his PhD he studied the molecular basis of insecticide resistance, and novel biological factors that might be used to control insects in the future, at the University of Bath. Following this he held postdoctoral research positions in entomology at the University of Exeter and the Museum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris.
Robert graduated from Reims Management School and the University of San Diego in 2013 with an MBA. He is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Disease Control at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Content Manager at the Global Vector Hub, in addition to his role at Arctech Innovation. Robert has worked with a range of clients on behaviour change campaigns to reduce the burden of vector borne-diseases in Asia and South America. He has also worked on social impact projects in a number of countries in Africa, with a particular focus on improving lives through prevention of malaria and arboviral diseases through novel control strategies.
Arctech Innovation has built collaborations with global academic institutions to deliver high quality research and publications in vector control, and secure grant applications, to ultimately facilitate product innovation and development.
Mahidol University is one of the most prestigious universities in Thailand, internationally known and recognized for the high caliber of research and teaching by its faculty, and its outstanding achievements in teaching, research, international academic collaboration and professional services.
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Portuguese Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, also known as FIOCRUZ) is a scientific institution for research and development in biological sciences located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it is considered one of the world’s main public health research institutions.
The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) has been at the forefront of research into infectious, debilitating and disabling diseases worldwide since 1898. Our research continues to improve the health of the world’s poorest people, with a research portfolio well over £320 million.
At the University of Florida, our research leads us to collaborate across departments, the state, the nation and the world. Together, our focus is on improving lives—not just in the lab or in theory, but in real life. Because we’re not just discovering breakthroughs or developing new products — we’re shaping the minds that shape the future.
The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), based in Nairobi, Kenya, has a mission to use insect science for sustainable development – to ensure food security and improve the overall health of communities in Africa by addressing the interlinked problems of poverty, poor health, low agricultural productivity and environmental degradation.
The MRC Unit The Gambia at LSHTM is one of two research units established in sub- Saharan Africa by the Medical Research Council UK, and represents a unique concentration of scientific expertise and high quality research platforms in the West African region.
The University of Oxford is one of the world’s leading academic institutions and one of the oldest, with a unique heritage that dates back to the 11th century. Today its reputation, like its longevity, reflects a deep and abiding commitment to excellence in every area of teaching and research.
Durham University is one of the UK’s leading universities with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching and research. Founded in 1832, Durham has over 11,000 undergraduate students and over 3,500 postgraduate students. The University ranks within the top 10 of all UK university league tables and is a world top 100 university.
The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is renowned for its research, postgraduate studies and continuing education in public and global health.
Each year, LSHTM performs more than £124 million worth of research on behalf of national and international agencies, including the UK Government and research councils, the European Union, the Wellcome Trust, Gates Foundation and other philanthropic sources. With such a strong research output, LSHTM has become a powerhouse for innovation, cementing its status as a leader in public health worldwide.
Ifakara Health Institute (IHI) is a leading research organization in Africa, with strong track records in developing, testing and validating innovations for health. The institute’s work spans across a wide spectrum of sciences including biomedical and ecological sciences, intervention studies, health-systems research, monitoring and evaluation and policy translation.