Dr Timothy Hughes is a Senior Principal Research Scientist and Team Leader (Biomedical Polymers) at CSIRO. His work focuses on the design and synthesis of polymeric materials designed for specific biomedical applications. In particular, Dr Hughes’ expertise is in the field of polymeric biomaterials (hydrogels, fluoropolymers, polysiloxanes, biopolymers), polymer 3D printing, and medical devices. He completed his PhD in synthetic organic chemistry at Monash University in 1997. He has successfully led a series of commercially focused industrial projects as well as a number of student projects covering a wide range of areas including ocular devices, surgical/tissue adhesives, drug delivery systems, cell therapies (cell encapsulation devices), medical imaging contrast agents and polymer 3D printing to deliver scientific impacts and commercial outcomes. His team works closely with companies within the biomedical industry to solve real world problems. He has published over 60 journal papers, and is co-inventor on 22 patents. He has been co-awarded several accolades for his work including the 2004 Eureka Award for Interdisciplinary Research and the 2009 and 2012 CSIRO Medals for Research Achievement.