Disease breathalyser pioneer honoured by RAE

摘要

Billy Boyle - founder and CEO of Cambridgebased Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company developing a breathalyser for disease - has been awarded the Royal Academy of Engineering's coveted Silver Medal. This recognises his work in spearheading the development of the company's breath biopsy platform and driving a vision to save 100,000 lives (and $1.5 billion in health-care costs).