Dr Nigel Simpson: Graduate and PhD from Cambridge University. 25 years
experiencein fine chemicals industry with ISCChemicals, a pioneer in organo-fluorine
chemistry. Director of ISC 1983 to 1990 with responsibilities including manufacturing,
technology, business development and research. R&D director at Rhone Poulnc UK fine
chemicals 1991 until 1993 when he left to found FluoroSystems Ltd to commercialise a
new method of retinal-repair surgery, obtaining US FDA approval in 1995. 　He sold
this business to Alcon Laboratories Inc of Fort Worth Texas in 1998. Director (since
1989) and shareholder in Melford Laboratories Ltd, a UK company which specialises in
1-100kg scale pharmaceutical intermediate and biochemical manufacture particularly
for use during the clinical trial stages of pharmaceutical development. Independent
Scientific consultant and researcher.　Visiting lecturer at Manchester University
Institute of Science and Technology 1989-92 in chemical process economics, and visiting
Reserach Fellow at Birmingham University since 1991. Other interests include
ornithology and environmental conservation. Director of the Jocotoco Foundation which
acquires and protects special forested areas in the Andes in Ecuador.