Professor Danish Malik is an internationally renowned expert in the development of scalable manufacturing platforms for next-generation bacteriophage biotherapeutics. His expertise spans their production, micro- and nano-encapsulation as well as their targeted delivery.

He completed his BEng in Chemical Engineering at the University and, under the supervision of Professor Michael Streat, achieved his PhD in Chemical Engineering in 1999. He was appointed lecturer in the Chemical Engineering department in 2003.

His research focuses on bacteriophage manufacturing, formulation and delivery for the development of bacteriophage therapies with a strong translational emphasis. He works closely with international research groups and phage biotechnology, pharmaceutical and biomedical companies, supporting early stage preclinical and clinical development of phage therapeutics.