With Douglas Connect, I manage the program activities of InnovationWell, eCheminfo and the Knowledge Management Institute, Switzerland. Previously I was Head of Software Development at Chemspeed where my work concentrated on implementing requirements analysis, project management, and software development for new automation solutions for the pharma/chemical sector. I was Managing Director of Virtual Environments International Ltd, UK from 1997-2001 concentrating on the sales and development of Internet technology and solutions for virtual conferencing, communications, e-Learning and e-Business.

I obtained my Ph.D. in 1990 from Syracuse University and initially worked in the area of computational chemistry, biophysics and computer-aided molecular modelling and design. I have been working in the area of virtual communications and knowledge management since 1994 and have organised numerous international projects in the area of the chemical, life and medical sciences. I also have developed technology solutions for internet-based conferencing, tutor-supported e-learning, laboratory automation systems and computational chemistry and informatics.

I was a National Research Fellow at the FDA Center for Biologics and Evaluation and a Hitchings-Elion Fellow at Oxford University.