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Claire holds a PhD in AeroEngine development, and has over eight years of experience in wastewater research and innovation. She also has a degree in Physics and a Master’s in Petroleum GeoPhysics from Imperial College London. She is a recognised leader and innovator in her field, having been nominated as Woman in Innovation in 2023 by UKRI and High Growth Woman Founder by UKBAA.

Jay completed a MSci in Chemistry at UCL, followed by a PhD at Imperial College during which he specialized in water quality and the detection and removal of contaminants. During his research engineering placement in Mexico, Jay developed a low-cost open-source Arduino-based method for electrochemical detection of carcinogenic arsenic, now used by NGO Caminos de Agua. During his PhD, Jay was seconded to the civil service where he led a research project on innovating real-time water quality monitoring, off the back of pre-pandemic interest in wastewater surveillance.