Royal Society of Biology
Simon Baker is currently the Senior Director at Illumina and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. Previously, Simon held positions such as Senior Director of Global R&D at Bioline, Senior Lecturer at Oxford Brookes University, Consultant at Thermo Fisher Scientific and ABgene, and Assistant Director at dti Integrated Pollution Management Network KTN. Simon holds a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Warwick and a B.Sc. in Microbiology with Chemistry from the University of Reading.
Royal Society of Biology
The Royal Society of Biology is a single unified voice for biology: advising Government and influencing policy; advancing education and professional development; supporting our members, and engaging and encouraging public interest in the life sciences. The Society represents a diverse membership of individuals, learned societies and other organisations. Individual members include practising scientists, students at all levels, professionals in academia, industry and education, and non-professionals with an interest in biology. Our vision is of a world that understands the true value of biology and how it can contribute to improving life for all. Our mission is to be the unifying voice for biology, to facilitate the promotion of new discoveries in biological science for national and international benefit, and to engage the wider public with our work.