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CEO
IHMA Europe, Switzerland
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Stephen has 25 years of anti-infective industrial experience and is CEO of IHMA Europe Sàrl since 2009. IHMA Europe has state-of-the-art laboratories and is based in Monthey, Switzerland. Prior to joining IHMA, Stephen held several key positions in the pharmaceutical industry spanning around 15 years with focus in antibacterial and antifungal research and development. His industry experience has come with his affiliations with Arpida (Switzerland), GlaxoWellcome (Italy), Hoechst Marion Roussel (France) and Marion Merrell Dow (Italy) and secondments to Hoechst (Frankfurt, Germany and Mumbai, India) and to University Hospitals / CWRU (Cleveland, OH, USA)
Prior to joining IHMA, Stephen earned his BSc (hons) in Microbiology (University of Aberdeen), PhD in biochemical toxicology (University of Dundee) and his post-doctorate on fungal catheter biofilms at the University of Glasgow. Stephen has regularly published at scientific conferences (>800 posters), in international peer-reviewed journals (>100 articles) and is co-inventor of a number of patents. In addition he is a reviewer for multiple journals and has actively participated at CLSI meetings since more than 15 years.