Our Team

Julian is one of the core developers of the OpenFlexure Microscope, and has also developed sophisticated and automated open source workflows for hardware development and documentation. Julian has worked closely with manufacturing partners in Africa during the development of the OpenFlexure Microscope, and is also well-connected within the global open source hardware movement. He was previously on the board of the Open Science Hardware Foundation (formerly GOSH Inc). Julian brings experience of developing and building hardware in diverse environments and has the technical knowledge of the OpenFlexure Microscope to push our first project forward.

Adrian is the originator of the worldwide RepRap Project – a project that created humanity’s first general purpose self-replicating manufacturing machine. The RepRap is one of the most successful open source hardware projects ever. It formed the foundation for the low-cost 3D printer revolution, enabling distributed collaborative manufacturing. In 2019, he received an MBE for services to 3D printing. As a former lecturer at the University of Bath, Adrian brings experience of enabling an academic open source technology project to flourish in the hands of independent manufacturers.

Andrew is chair and co-founder of the Internet of Production. Previously, Andrew served as an Innovation Advisor for international disaster relief charity Field Ready, and was the CEO and co-founder of Engineers Without Borders UK. He was also a Shuttleworth fellow, focusing on open approaches to Massive Small Manufacturing – the concept of complementing innovative local manufacturing with traditional global manufacturing. Andrew brings experience of technology and innovation within the international development sector, and experience of scaling new charitable organisations with a global impact.

Anna is the Chief Catalyst at Manufacturing Change, a company focused on making manufacturing circular, local and flexible. Anna is the Co-Founder and former Director of Kumasi Hive, a makerspace and innovation hub in Ghana that provided support for rapidly prototyping local innovations, and promoted local entrepreneurship. Prior to this, she was a global supply chain consultant for pharmaceutical and high-tech industry, specialising in simulation modelling and scenario planning. Anna brings experience of developing sustainable business models for manufacturing enterprises in the Global South.