Professor Dame Molly Stevens, Supernumerary Fellow at Exeter College and John Black Professor of Bionanoscience at the University of Oxford, has been awarded the prestigious Chapman Medal by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). This honour recognises her distinguished research in biomedical materials, particularly innovations that have significantly benefitted patient care and advanced opportunities within the industry.
The Chapman Medal is presented for outstanding contributions to the field of biomedical materials, especially where biomaterials innovation has produced benefits for patients and/or contributed to associated opportunities in the industry.
Professor Stevens leads the Stevens Group, a multidisciplinary research team dedicated to developing ultrasensitive biosensing technologies and advanced therapeutics. Their work focuses on creating accessible healthcare solutions, including portable diagnostics and regenerative medicine platforms. She holds joint appointments in Oxford’s Department of Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics, the Department of Engineering Science, and the Institute of Biomedical Engineering, and serves as Deputy Director of the Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery.
Reflecting on the award, Professor Stevens said, “I am deeply honoured to receive the IOM3 Chapman Medal. This recognition reflects the dedication and talent of my exceptional team. Advancing materials science to improve healthcare delivery for the widest possible populations remains our ongoing commitment, and I’m grateful to contribute to a field with such profound impact.”
This accolade adds to Professor Stevens’s extensive list of honours, including her election as a Fellow of the Royal Society and the Royal Academy of Engineering, and her appointment as Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for services to medicine.
The full list of IOM3 2025 award recipients can be found on the IOM3 website
