“Technology must originate at animal’s bedside, not laboratory bench”

How did clinical veterinary experience shape the way you now design diagnostics—and why do you believe technology must start at the animal’s bedside, not the bench? Working directly with animals and farmers helped me identify critical research gaps—problems that appear straightforward on paper but are remarkably complex at the animal’s bedside. This is precisely why I believe technology must begin at the animal’s bedside, not at the bench. From nanopatches for transdermal delivery to nanozymes that re-engineer digestion, your work treats animals almost as living bioreactors. Animal biotechnology must earn trust by showing clear benefits for animal health, farmer livelihoods, and public health, rather than creating solutions in search of problems.