Campus Community: Matthew Disley
York Biotech Campus (YBC) is home to pioneering organisations across all aspects of biotech, including Metir plc, a provider of advanced water testing solutions. One of the newest faces in our community is Matthew Disley, Head of Business Development at Modern Water, a Metir plc company.
In this edition of Campus Community, we sit down with Matthew to learn more about his background, his role, and the passions that shape life both inside and outside of work.
Can you tell us about Modern Water and the work it does?
“At Modern Water, we help organisations understand whether their water is safe by measuring toxicity directly, rather than just checking for individual chemicals. Our technology is based on the Microtox® method, which uses naturally bioluminescent bacteria. When the bacteria are healthy, they glow. If something harmful is present in the water, they...
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