David Milroy

Dr David Milroy is a Global Commercial Licensing Manager at Johnson Matthey. He graduated from the University of Glasgow in 2002 with a MSci degree in Chemistry and then moved to Queens University in Belfast to complete a PhD in Chemical Engineering working on Acid/Base Catalysis in Ionic Liquid molten salts between 2002 and 2005. David then moved back to his native Scotland to take up a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow position at the University of Glasgow focusing on acetylene hydrogenation catalyst development as part of a multi-disciplinary JM funded project. Following this successful academic chapter of his career, David joined Johnson Matthey in 2007 as a Research Chemist where he held various R&D roles within Johnson Matthey’s licensing business working on both the optimization of our core technology portfolio and development of new sustainable technology solutions. In 2017 he moved into the commercial function of the JM catalyst business where he held the position of European Regional Sales Manager for a period of 5 years before moving into his current licensing manager role in February 2022.