His early career spanned cancer research and the pharmaceutical industry before devoting his career to science writing and editing, specializing in the biotechnology and life sciences sectors. He has been writing about and analyzing the progress of the global biotech industry since the early 1980s. He is currently editor of BioWorld Insight, a weekly news service that tracks the financial and business trends of the biopharmaceutical industry. He received his undergraduate BSc degree from the University of London and is the recipient of the Science Journalism Laureate Award from Purdue University that recognizes outstanding global science communicators.