Thomas Chang

Thomas Ming Swi Chang, O.C. (born 1933) is a Canadian physician and scientist who invented the world’s first artificial cell in 1957.

Born in Shantou, China, he is the Director, Artificial Cells & Organs Research Centre and Professor of Physiology, Medicine & Biomedical Engineering in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University.

In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.