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Professor James Logan, CEO of Arctech Innovation, joined Times Radio Breakfast to discuss the growing importance of mosquitoes as a public health and environmental challenge in the UK.
Key developments highlight why this matters now:
- UKHSA has detected West Nile virus in UK mosquitoes for the first time
- The Asian tiger mosquito has been identified in southern England
- Climate-driven shifts are enabling mosquito species to establish in new urban environments.
These are not isolated events, they reflect a broader global pattern of northward disease movement, fragmented surveillance systems and delayed detection.
In 2025, Arctech partnered with the Wellcome Trust to deliver one of the most comprehensive global landscape analyses of mosquito-borne arboviral diseases. Convening experts from 20 countries, the programme identified critical gaps in surveillance, data integration and early-warning capability, calling for interoperable, ethically governed, real-time systems.
“Real-world impact starts with accessible, trusted data. By connecting science, technology and ethics, we can transform how the world responds to vector-borne threats.”
PROFESSOR JAMES LOGAN
This work, alongside high-level engagement with UK Government and international partners, reflects Arctech’s role in shaping the future of data-driven disease intelligence across human, animal, plant and environmental health.
From local preparedness to global policy, the challenge is clear and so is the opportunity to move from reactive response to proactive protection.
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