Singapore English · 日本語 · বাংলা 20+ years in R&D & Product Innovation

Dr. Mashiur
Rahman

Innovator. Scientist. Builder.

Biotechnology · Biosensors · Digital Health

For over two decades, I have worked at the edge of what is possible — turning scientific principles into products that improve human health and life. I believe innovation is not a department. It is a way of thinking.

01 Domains of work

Where I operate.

Biotechnology

Translating biological science into measurable, actionable products — from molecular mechanisms to clinical-grade devices.

Biosensors & Sensing

Designing systems that detect, measure, and interpret biological signals — from lipid bilayer fabrication to wearable health monitoring.

Digital Health & IoT

Building the intelligent infrastructure of connected healthcare — platforms, devices, and systems that scale across markets.

Healthcare R&D

End-to-end product development from scientific concept to regulated, commercial product — spanning ISO 13485, FDA, and APAC markets.

AI & Emerging Technology

Applying AI and machine learning to healthcare, sensing, and diagnostics — with a scientist's rigour on validation and failure modes.

02 Innovation journey

Where I've been, what I've built.

A curated thread of key inflection points — not a CV, but a narrative of what actually happened and why it mattered.

1994 – 2005

Scholarship to Japan → PhD in Physics

SOKENDAI · Institute of Molecular Science · Okazaki, Japan

Arrived in Japan at 17 on a government scholarship, learning the language in full immersion. Completed undergraduate engineering in Japanese. Doctoral research focused on fabricating lipid bilayer biosensors using synchrotron radiation etching — working at nanometre tolerances at the intersection of physics, chemistry, and biology.

2005 – 2012

Research Scientist — Instruments That Didn't Exist

Marshall University USA · A*STAR Singapore · NUS · Duke-NUS

Designed and built custom scientific instruments for researchers who needed tools that weren't commercially available — optogenetic stimulation platforms for zebrafish neuroscience, behavioural assay systems for Drosophila learning and memory circuits, and sensor arrays for cell biology. End-to-end: optics, electronics, firmware, software, biology.

2008 – 2011

Innovation Under Constraint — Bangladesh GPS System

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Built a vehicle tracking system when mobile data infrastructure outside Dhaka was unreliable. The optimal technology didn't work in the actual operating environment — so we designed around the constraint, using SMS-based tracking that functioned wherever cellular text reached. A foundational lesson: innovation means understanding real constraints and building the most effective solution within them.

2018 – 2020

HeartVoice — $16M Digital Health Spin-off at Omron

Omron Healthcare · Singapore

Led the engineering build-out of HeartVoice — a digital-health technology venture inside Omron Healthcare that scaled into a $16M business. From concept through ISO 13485 regulatory clearance, clinical validation, and commercial launch across Asia-Pacific. The hardest and most complete engineering challenge I've worked on: science, product, compliance, and cross-border delivery all at once.

2006 – Now

Biggani.org — Science Communication in Bengali

বিজ্ঞানী.org · Founded 2006

Founded and continue to run Biggani.org — a Bengali-language science communication platform featuring 230+ profiles of scientists and researchers. A two-decade commitment to making science accessible to the 300 million Bengali-speaking people worldwide. Curiosity has no language barrier.

2023 – Now

AI-Driven Healthcare & Current Focus

Singapore · Global

Current focus: AI-driven health monitoring, biosensor miniaturisation for point-of-care diagnostics, B2B medical device connectivity, and healthcare access solutions for emerging markets. The same scientific rigour, applied to the next generation of health technology.

03 Currently

Active focus areas.

Active

AI-Driven Health Monitoring

Applying machine learning to continuous physiological data — moving from reactive to predictive healthcare at the point of care.

Active

Biosensor Miniaturisation

Advancing miniaturisation techniques for point-of-care biosensors — making clinical-grade measurement accessible outside hospital settings.

Active

Healthcare Access — Emerging Markets

Designing healthcare technology solutions that function within the real constraints of infrastructure-limited environments.

Ongoing

Global B2B Medical Device Connectivity

Expanding the reach of medical-grade devices by integrating with telemedicine platforms, mobile health apps, cloud infrastructure, and digital health solution providers — building interoperable ecosystems that scale across markets.

04 Ideas I'm thinking about

Selected perspectives.

2024

From Biosensors to LLMs — The Continuous Thread

What two decades of sensing technology taught me about what AI systems actually need to be trustworthy in healthcare.

Read →
2025

AI Demo vs. AI Product — The Gap Nobody Talks About

The difference between a compelling demonstration and a reliable product is enormous, and it shows up most painfully in regulated healthcare.

Read →
2018

What Japan Gets Right About R&D

Monozukuri — the art of making things — is a design philosophy that most engineering cultures have never encountered.

Read →
View all perspectives →
Work Together

Interested in working together?

If you are working on a hard problem in healthcare technology, biotechnology, or digital health — and are looking for a collaborator, advisor, or someone who has navigated the R&D-to-product journey before — I'd like to hear from you.

Get in touch →

No forms. Just a direct conversation.