Meet the team

Our highly-skilled team of trial managers, research scientists, entomologists and clinicians have many years of academic and industrial experience in the laboratory and field, including disease-endemic settings.

They have a broad range of expertise in entomology, clinical trials, social science, field studies, animal health, agricultural pest management, chemical ecology, and microbiology.

All of our scientists are educated up to an MSc and PhD level and qualified in Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and Good Clinical Practice (GCP).

Prof. James Logan

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.
Prof. Mary Cameron

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.
Dr. Sarah Dewhirst

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.
Dr. Vanessa Chen-Hussey

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.
Dr. Victor Brugman

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.
Norazman Mohd Yusof FCCA

Financial Controller and Corporate Secretary

Norazman oversees the financial affairs of Arctech Innovation. He is also supporting its business transformation plan and future growth.

He has a strong background in finance and economics, having established his career in the financial services and business industry for over 25 years. He trained as an accountant and auditor at a London based accountancy practice and subsequently with PwC.

He has a wide range of experiences from being a Financial Accountant at a prestigious London sports club to being the Chief Financial Officer for a real estate developer. He holds a Fellowship with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) in the UK qualifying at the age of 25.
Chris Rixson

Head of Marketing & External Affairs

Chris is the Head of Marketing & External Affairs at Arctech Innovation, responsible for the management and execution of our social impact, marketing and public engagement activities in the UK and abroad. Chris is also responsible for identifying and implementing new business opportunities to support our growth strategy.

In 2014, he obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Southampton. Since then he has pursued a career in marketing, working at an international publisher for three years delivering engaging marketing campaigns for several of their B2B exhibitions, conferences and awards in the engineering and manufacturing sector.
Dr. Sophie Wulff

Head of Strategic Partnerships

Sophie is Head of Strategic Partnerships at Arctech Innovation.
Dr. Alex Hiscox

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.
Dr. Robert Jones

Head of Social Impact

Robert is Head 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.
Angela Kaye

Research Scientist and Trial Manager

Angela is a Research Scientist and Trial Manager at Arctech Innovation. Angela designs, implements and coordinates experiments to test products designed for arthropod control or personal protection.
Freya Spencer

Assistant Trial Manager

Freya is an Assistant Trial Manager at Arctech Innovation.

Freya completed an MSc at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, in which she studied an MSc in Medical Parasitology. Prior to this, she achieved a First-Class BSc (Honours) degree in Biological Science. As part of her Bachelor’s degree, she studied for a year at the University of New Mexico (USA), and it was here she first learnt and became passionate about Parasitology, Entomology and tropical diseases. Freya is driven to helping improve healthcare and lives worldwide and wishes to contribute to this through a career in scientific research.
Sal Ahmed-Laskar

Senior Study Coordinator

Sal is Senior Study Coordinator at Arctech Innovation. She has years of experience working in clinical trials and has extensive knowledge in both the NHS and academic sector; from working for a number of top London hospitals and university in both site and sponsor settings. Sal is well versed in trial coordination of single and multi-site studies in various phases and a wide array of therapeutics areas, most recently in cancer research. The studies she has worked on include CTIMPs, Gene Therapy, device and observational trials.

Over a 10 year span, Sal has embedded a strong sense of pride, appreciation and admiration for the vital work carried out for the betterment of patient care, treatment and public health services. She has a deep understanding of what it takes to be on the frontline of cutting-edge research and has the skillset and industry qualifications to carry them out at an outstanding level. Sal is passionate about medical research and improving peoples lives; she is excited to continue her development and career with Arctech and bring a fresh new perspective to the team.
Dr. Pauline Romeyer

Trial Manager

Pauline is a trial manager within the contract research division at Arctech Innovation. Pauline graduated from the Ecole d’Ingénieur de Purpan in Toulouse, France where she specialized in sustainable agriculture and biocontrol of agricultural pests.

Pauline completed her PhD in the Netherlands at the University of Groningen through the Evolutionary Genetics lab, where she investigated the genetic basis of photoperiodic diapause in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis.

Pauline has strong knowledge and experience in research project management involving the development of insect biocontrol techniques as well as insect circadian and seasonal behaviour and the underlying genetic basis.
Jess Dennehy

Trial Manager

Jess graduated from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Royal Veterinary College, where she achieved Distinction in the ‘One Health: ecosystems, humans and animals’ MSc. Prior to this, in 2018, she received a First Class BSc (Honours) Degree in Biology from the University of Sussex. She has experience working in medical communications, where she gained knowledge of the clinical trial landscape. She is looking forward to further developing her interests in entomology, tropical diseases and clinical trials at Arctech Innovation.
Dr Ifeoluwa Fagbohun

Trial Manager and Entomologist

Ife has about 8 years’ experience in medical entomology and parasitology research. He has bachelor’s degree in Applied Zoology at the Olabisi Onabanjo University, an MSc and PhD in Parasitology and Bioinformatics at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. His PhD research was on the mosquito diversity and their insecticides susceptibility status in Lagos State, Nigeria. He previously worked with the Vector Research Unit of the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research on routine entosurveillance and insecticides resistance monitoring across Nigeria.
Aqib Ali

Research Assistant

Aqib is a research assistant within the contract research division at Arctech Innovation. Prior to this position, he was the leading laboratory technician in the Vector Molecular Biology group at the Pirbright Institute, bringing with him over 3 years of experience in mosquito rearing and research. With a scholarship from the Royal Entomological Society, he attained his MSc in Entomology from Harper Adams University. Aqib also has a first-class BSc(Hons) in Zoology from the University of Derby.
Will Dyall

Research Assistant

Will is a Research Assistant at Arctech Innovation. He completed an MSc at Royal Holloway University in Applied Entomology. Here he worked with novel pesticides to assess their impact on bumblebee colonies. He also worked with the Insect Cognition Lab on projects with wild bees to develop models measuring their decision making and foraging patterns.

Will joined Arctech Innovation in 2021 and assists with laboratory work and clinical trials. He looks forward to improving public health through managing vector-borne diseases and protecting lives across the world.
Rajdeep Kaur

Research Assistant

I am a Research Assistant within the contract research division at Arctech Innovation. Prior to this, I was a mosquito research technician in the Arthropod Genetics group at the Pirbright Institute, where I gained 2 years of experience in mosquito rearing, screening multiple transgenic lines and maintaining multiple lines as required by the research facilities. I was awarded the INSPIRE fellowship by the Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, India. With this fellowship, I obtained my Ph.D. in cytogenetics in Reduviidae group ( Heteroptera: Insecta). I am passionate about medical entomology and I am excited to continue my career and development at Arctech Innovation.
Natalie Singh

Research Assistant

I am a Research Assistant at Arctech Innovation. I graduated from the University of the West of Scotland, and Edinburgh Napier University with a Bachelors in Zoological Science and a Postgraduate degree in Wildlife Biology with a specialty in insect physiology. I have spent the last 4 years as an experimental Entomologist. I have worked alongside contract-research organizations and academic institutions, achieving experiences in specialist rearing of invertebrates for ecotoxicology studies, developing bio-products for pesticide research, bioassay studies and genetic modifications of insect species for agriculture.

I am excited to be part of the team here at Arctech Innovation, and grateful for the opportunity to contribute to important objectives in public health and innovation.
Roegan Vetro

Research Assistant

Roegan Vetro is a Research Assistant at Arctech Innovation. After completing a BSc at the University of Toronto in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, he has studied and worked with arthropods in a wide range of capacities, from managing high containment insectary facilities, to collecting, identifying and preparing specimens for museum collections, to conducting agricultural biocontrol research, to engaging with the public on the importance of arthropods and parasites.

Roegan joined Arctech Innovation in 2021, where he now assists in the preparation and implementation of both contract research and product innovation, in addition to insect colony maintenance.
Laura Crisp

PA & Administrator

Laura joined Arctech Innovation in October 2021 as Personal Assistant to Professor James Logan and Administrator, having an extensive administrative background in Property Management and Finance.

Laura is responsible for the management of James’s diary, organizing and scheduling meetings, financial administration, and various other administrative tasks, ensuring other members of staff can focus on achieving the company objectives.
Ben Purcell

Research Assistant

Ben is a research assistant at Arctech Innovation. His main responsibilities include implementation of experiments with medically-important arthropods and ensuring safe conduct during clinical trials.

Ben completed his MChem in Chemistry at Newcastle University and as part of this he studied for a year at The University of Hong Kong. He is relishing being part of a research group that carries out studies globally on variety of insects.
James Wallace

Research Assistant

James is a Research Assistant in the Contract Research division. He graduated with an MSci in Biology from the University of Bristol in 2022, where he studied the effects of wind on scent perception in buff-tailed bumblebees. At Arctech Innovation, he is responsible for mosquito colony maintenance and assists with carrying out client research.

Academic partners

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

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.
FIOCRUZ – Fundação Oswaldo Cruz

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.
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

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.
University of Florida

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.
icipe

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

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.
University of Oxford

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

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.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

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

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.