Ian Houson gained a 1st class BSc. Hons in Chemistry and Oceanography from the University of Southampton, he completed his doctorate at the University of Oxford with Prof. John Brown FRS in organic chemistry. Ian then joined Zeneca, which became Avecia and finally NPIL Pharma where he was Chemical Process R&D Manager for the site. His main roles were invention of new routes, scale-up and manufacturing support for the contract manufacturing of agrochemicals and pharmaceuticals at the kg`s to 10`s tonnes scale. Moving to Britest Ltd. in 2007 as a senior innovation specialist, Ian was involved in developing new tools and methodologies
for innovative process development and manufacturing, facilitating manufacturing process improvement studies and collaborative research in a number of European projects. In March 2011 Ian joined Giltech Ltd, Ayr, Scotland as a Senior Scientist involved in development of novel biodegradable and slow release technologies across a wide range of chemicals and medical device applications. His responsibilities include product development, supporting joint development projects and intellectual property aspects.