Having graduated as an Analytical Chemist, Steve completed a Research Masters on Maillard Reaction Flavours, with the University of Reading. This was followed by many years in commercial and technical roles with Nestlé, Northern Foods, Ashbury Confectionery and Leatherhead Food Research where he became a recognised food industry expert contributing to many international conferences. In 2015 Steve established The Aurora Ceres Partnership Ltd with his wife, Naomi, providing Innovation management, product development, change management and business support for the Food and Beverage industry. A key focus of their activity is providing food technology scouting for the food and beverage sector through the ACTION technology scouting platform. Steve is Fellow of the IFST a Chartered Scientist and qualified PRINCE2 practitioner.