Our Team
A multidisciplinary team focused on better diagnostics.
Llusern Scientific brings together specialists in microbiology, molecular genetics, engineering, product development, quality management, regulatory compliance, urology, infectious disease and commercial strategy.
Together, the team is building accessible diagnostic technology designed to help healthcare professionals make faster, better-informed treatment decisions


Martyn Lewis
Chief Executive Officer

Dr Emma Hayhurst
Chief Operating Officer and co-founder

Mr Bob Yang
Chief Medical Officer

Laurence Tisi
Non-Executive Director

Dr Jeroen Nieuwland
Chief Scientific Officer

Mark Preston
Chief Technology Officer

Dr Gary Dowthwaite
Operations Manager

Joanna Diggle
Product Manager

Dewi Whiffen
Production Scientist

Ralf Gütlein
Non-Executive Director

Andrew Creighton
Non-Executive Director

Dr Abdul Ghafur MD MRCP FRCPath
Board Advisor
Start a conversation with Llusern
Llusern is developing treatment-directing diagnostics for high-volume healthcare challenges, starting with rapid molecular UTI testing. To learn more about the company, the product and the opportunity ahead, speak to the Llusern team.