Healthcare & Biotech

Nanomedicine Researcher

Engineers nanoparticles that deliver drugs precisely inside the body

£40k-£90k Bioscience boom

What it involves

Designs nanoparticle delivery systems - lipid nanoparticles, polymer nanoparticles, exosomes - that transport drugs, RNA and gene editing tools to specific cells with minimal side effects.

Skills & knowledge needed

NanotechnologyDrug deliveryPhysical chemistryCell biologyCharacterisation techniques

Why it's emerging now

mRNA vaccines used LNPs — the same platform is now enabling cancer drugs and gene therapies.

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