The founder of Auckland Bioengineering Institute has been promoted to a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to medical science in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours anounced this month.
Distinguished Professor Sir Peter Hunter said he was most proud of his work with the Physiome Project. “It’s put New Zealand at the forefront of a major international effort to use what are called virtual human twins in healthcare. I think over a long period of developing the methods we’ve put ourselves in a really good position to be able to internationally lead the development of engineering, physics and maths approaches to improve healthcare outcomes.”
