Meet the Team

The team at AEH Innovative Hydrogel are not only highly experienced but also deeply invested.

Dr. Beenish Siddique

Founder and CEO

Beenish is a young and enthusiastic entrepreneur with high ambitions. She holds a BSc in Chemistry from Aston University and a PhD in Materials from The University of Manchester. She worked as R&D Chemist for Hydrogel Healthcare Ltd in 2012. She has also won 10 prestigious awards for her innovative work including 1 million pound funding from Innovate UK.

Dr. Siti Rabizah Makhsin

Senior Executive (Engineer)

Dr. Siti Rabizah Makhsin earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Materials Engineering from University Sains Malaysia in 2010. She later earned a Master of Science Degree in nanomaterials, focusing on biosensors using gold nanoparticles for Brugian Filariasis tropical disease detection. She pursued a PhD in Chemical Engineering & Analytical Science at The University of Manchester in 2018, focusing on hydrogel-based optical waveguide biosensors for pathogenic bacteria detection. She is currently a senior lecturer at UiTM and is involved in research in nanomaterial materials, particularly for biosensors, gas sensors, nanobiotechnology, smart materials, and hydrogel systems.

Alastair Pratt

Lab Assistant

Alistair is a hardworking guy and is a key worker for AEH Innovative Hydrogel Limited.

Board Members

Dr. Farid Khan

Non-Executive Director

Dr. Khan holds a PhD from Cambridge University and worked in drug discovery at GlaxoSmithKline. Dr. Khan has developed drugs for rare diseases, biosensors and imaging agents for cancer diagnosis and treatment. He is an exceptional bio-entrepreneur and has successfully raised millions of pounds for biotech ventures which he has founded. In 2014, he was awarded the Fazlur Rahman Khan award for excellence in engineering/science & technology by Prime Minister David Cameron.