Meet out Scientist Aylish Class of 2019

What did you study in Sixth Form?

Maths, Physics, Biology, French, Psychology, English Lit and Performance

And I was House Captain

Tell us about your enthusiasm for Sciences   

-Physics and Biology have always excited me because they explain both how the world works and how we can improve the quality of life for patients. Delivering life‑saving treatments isn’t just about developing drugs—it also depends on how we manufacture them and how we deliver them safely and effectively, whether through injections, tablets, or inhaled therapies. There are countless engineering and medical factors that must be considered around the core foundational jobs such as design engineer and doctors that must work in harmony to most effectively help others. This is why I studied biomedical engineering - It’s the perfect intersection of the subjects I enjoy most and the impact I want to have.

My teachers were Mrs Sims, Mrs Sharp, Mr McDaid, Mr Barker, Miss Myers, Mrs Boddy, Mr Kennedy

Tell us how TGS shaped your post school pathway

TGS helped me develop a solid foundation in Physics allowing me to continue to be inquisitive and nurturing my curiosity. TGS was where I first discovered how much I enjoyed understanding how and why things work and allowed me to dive not only into the human biology but also engineering and mechanical systems. 

What you are doing now?

I am currently working for Crux Product Design in Bristol  as a Human Factors and Usability Engineer at a medical device centred product device company working across a range of products from autoinjectors, pre filled syringes and diagnostic tools. We work with world leading pharmaceutical clients to deliver reports and results which can be used to help update designs to ensure devices are safe and effective for a range of patients to use.

Previously I was on a medical device graduate scheme working on neurosurgical devices, where I completed rotations in a range of departments to understand the whole product lifecycle and all supporting engineering functions. 

Tell us what does your working week look like.

My current role is at a design consultancy, working on a range of medical device and consumer healthcare projects from many clients including pharmaceutical giants. Designing and running usability studies to ensure devices and instructions for use are intuitive for use whilst still being safe and effective for their medical intention. I run the studies both at our site in our on-site research facilities and remotely working from home to complete data analysis reports or the study methodology set up. 

What has been your proudest achievement so far? 

- Achieving the highest results in my cohort at university

- Being named on two patents which I worked on during my placement year at a drug delivery device company

- Winning iMechE undergraduate bioengineering presentation for my final year project

Aylish - February 2026