| RefNo | EC/2024/41 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Lim, Chwee Teck: certificate of election to the Royal Society |
| Date | 21 April 2024 |
| Description | Certificate endorsing election of Chwee Teck Lim as a Fellow of the Royal Society. Includes personal details of the elected Fellow, citation giving the reasons for election, and names of proposers. Signed by the Executive Director of the Royal Society, Julie Maxton. |
| Citation | Chwee Teck Lim is a world-leading researcher whose interests include using cell mechanics to understand human diseases and in developing microfluidic technologies for disease detection and diagnosis. He has also cofounded five startups to commercialize technologies developed in his lab. One such technology is a microfluidic biochip that uses cell mechanics principles to detect and retrieve circulating cancer cells from peripheral blood (liquid biopsy) as compared with that of the more invasive and painful tumor biopsy. His FDA-approved technology has won numerous international awards and accolades and is being used in cancer centres and hospitals around the world. |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Computer printout |
| PhysicalDescription | A4 papers |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Election certificates are subject to 50 year closure period from date of election. Details of proposers and date certificate was first submitted for candidacy are kept confidential until the 50 year closure period has elapsed. |