MA (Oxon), DPhil, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys, European Patent Attorney.

Steve read biochemistry at the University of Oxford before undertaking a doctorate degree in neuroscience at the University's Department of Clinical Pharmacology. During his doctorate studies, Steve spent several months on secondment at the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm. After completing his doctorate, Steve remained in Oxford and spent three years as a post-doctoral scientist and authored a number of scientific papers.