Joe Knapper

Core developer
OpenFlexure
Photo of Joe in a hospital in Tanzania
Photo credit / Image credit
Catherine Mkindi

Joe has been a part of the OpenFlexure project since 2019, working on the development of the 3D-printed OpenFlexure Microscope and meeting the need for affordable, locally maintainable medical hardware. After receiving his PhD in Physics and Engineering from the University of Bath for his work on automated slide scanning for malaria diagnosis in Tanzania, he now works as a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow. His current project centres around making digital pathology more accessible in underserved regions including areas of Rwanda, Brazil and the Philippines.

Sessions

Microscopy for Everyone: The OpenFlexure Microscope

Julian Stirling, Joe Knapper, Ben Chisholm, Julieta Arancio, Beth Probert

OpenFlexure Microscope is a laboratory-grade, 3D-printed, digital microscope. It can automatically scan and generate high-resolution composite images of entire specimens. Our aim is to revolutionise digital diagnostics in low-resource settings by enabling local manufacturing of microscopes.
An image of the OpenFlexure microscope and another of the microscope being trialed in a cancer clinic in Rwanda.
Common good
Health
Sustainability
Science & Technology
Installation
English
Off Stage