In The LGBT+ History Month Spotlight: Jemma Redmond – Bioprinting the Future

Each year, Schools OUT UK selects five LGBT+ figures whose lives and achievements align with the national LGBT+ History Month theme. This year’s theme, Science & Innovation, highlights LGBT+ pioneers whose contributions have shaped scientific understanding, healthcare, and technological progress. Over this year's celebrations, LonGBoaT Wakefield will share more information about our communities inspirational people.

Irish intersex biotechnologist Jemma Redmond revolutionised the emerging field of 3D bioprinting. As co‑founder of Ourobotics, she developed the world’s first ten‑material bioprinter, enabling the creation of functional tissues with unprecedented complexity.

Her innovations, beginning with printers built in her kitchen, challenged assumptions about who gets to lead cutting-edge science and how accessible technology should be.

Redmond’s intersex identity profoundly shaped her scientific drive. Her infertility, related to her intersex condition, motivated her long‑term vision of printing organs such as a uterus. She also championed DIY science and women in STEM, insisting that bioprinting flourish beyond traditional institutions.

Though her life was tragically cut short in 2016, Redmond remains a queer STEM icon whose work continues to influence regenerative

Sources

• Wikipedia: Jemma Redmond 

• Making Queer History: Jemma Redmond