Professor Jackie Y Ying is a world-renowned pioneer in nanotechnology, with a focus on applications for human health. Now Chief Innovation and Research Officer at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, she previously directed the NanoBio Lab at Singapore’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research. Her extensive career includes serving as a Professor of Chemical Engineering at MIT. Ying’s interdisciplinary research centres on nanostructured materials for catalytic and biomedical applications. Her work has led to numerous patents and publications, and her spin-off company SmartCells, Inc., was acquired by Merck for its groundbreaking insulin-delivery technology. She is an elected member of both the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Inventors. In 2023, she received the prestigious King Faisal Prize in Science.