Prokar Dasgupta has had 30 years’ experience at the earlier stages of his career working with large, multi-disciplinary research teams. His initial focus was on the immunology of Leishmaniasis and the role of effect of splenectomy on drug refractory disease. While at Queens Square, London he studied C-nerve fibres in the human bladder and developed the “Dasgupta technique” of injecting Botulinum Toxin (Botox) into these nerves to treat overactivity with a flexible telescope, which has helped nearly 5 million patients world-wide. Prokar is regarded as a pioneering robotic surgeon and has concentrated on improving the surgical research environment, developing large research-intensive institutes and successful industry-academic partnerships.