Summary

Veeren has been awarded >£660K research funding for fundamental science and knowledge transfer for industrial application. Veeren currently holds a portfolio of >£100K for development bioinspired therapeutics, diagnostic tool and biological models. His achievements have also been recognized through prizes and award for for scientific communication, entrepreneurship and leadership. For a comprehensive list of Veeren’s achievements please see LinkedIn.

Funding

Completed

2023    IRC Funding (Co-I, £15K)  

2023    UNICAS (Co-I, £5K)

2021    NanoCAT (PI, £10K)

2021    Wellcome Prime Scholarships (PI, £4.5K)

2021    NanoPime Rapid (PI, £5K)

2020    MICRA Innovation Funding (PI, £25K)

2020    NanoPrime (PI, £500)

2020   IRC Funding (Co-I, £14K)    

2019    Nottingham Research Fellowship (PI, ~£300K)

2019    NanoPrime (PI, £2K)                     

2019    EPSRC IAA & HERMES Fellowship (PI, £85,000)

2018    NanoPrime (UoN) (PI, £2K)

2018    Academic Consulting (PI, £12K)

2016    Regen-Med Research Priority Area (Pi, £10K)

2017    BESTS Scholarship (UoN) (PI, £3K)

2016    EPSRC Bridging the Gaps in AMR (PI, £15K)

2016    Nottingham Impact (Co-I, £12K)

2015    InnovateUK KTP (Partner, £156K)

2014    UNICAS (PI, £2K)

2013    Open Access Publishing (PI, £3,000)

2012    RSC Nanosensor Technologies Travel Award (PI, £200)

Awards

2023    Breaking Best Poster Presentation – Controlled Release Society (CRS) International Conference, Las Vegas (USA)

2022    Wyatt Technology Oral Presentation Prize – UoN Polymer Symposium

2020    Article of the Year – Bioprocess International Readers’ ★ Choice Award - Analytical Category

2019    Travel Fund – School of Pharmacy Research Committee (£2K)

2018    Paper of the Month – Haematophagic C. elegans CambridgeCore

2017    Honoured with 10th Anniversary Cover Art - PLOS NTD

2017    1st Place Poster Prize – Bridging the Gaps: Anti-Microbial Resistance

2017    1st Place - Scientific Art Competition – AMHT & ISAC (£400)

2016    1st Place - Sustainable Research Outreach Project – SoP, UoN (£400)

2016    Best Oral Presentation Prize – LBSA Conference, UoN

2014    1st Place – Team & Individual Activities Engagement Award – SoP

2013    1st Prize Oral Presentation – RSC 3rd Nanotechnology Symposium

2013    Finalist at EUAC Green Gown Awards – Student and Staff Engagement

2013    Gold Award & Best New Coming Student’s Society – President, UoN

2012    1st Place - "How Green is Your Lab?"  - Captain, > £1K + UoN

2012    1st Place - Nanotech Entrepreneurship, National College, UK

2012    Bronze Award - LBSA Art Competition – SoP (£500)

2008    Silver Medal – West Midlands Pre-Registration Audit Project

2004    Silver Award – UK Senior Mathematical Challenge, Leicester