To become one of the 100 most outstanding women in the field of technology this year, Dr. Linh, lecturer of Biomaterials at UCL’s Eastman Dental Institute, surpassed 1,150 applicants to be in the shortlist of 200 candidates.
The woman, who was born in 1980 and graduated from Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Sciences in Chemistry in 2003, won the Award for her extensive research and academic contributions in biotechnology, including biomaterials for tissue regeneration, drug delivery systems, and thermo-responsive polymers for stem cell expansion and harvesting.
Founded in 2017, the TechWomen 100 Awards recognize and celebrate the outstanding achievements of women in the field technology, focusing solely on women working in technology below director level, with an aim to create a new generation of female role models for the industry and a pipeline of future leaders.
In addition to academic pursuits, Dr. Linh founded SmileScaff, dedicated to developing advanced scaffold technologies for accelerated wound healing, and tissue regeneration.
She also chaired the Vietnam Young Academy from 2021-2023 and mentor young scientists through the Vietnamese Intellectual Society in the UK and Ireland./.
