Steve is the founder and Managing Director of Zeta Therapeutics with 30 years experience in cancer research in both academia and industry. Steve brings particular expertise in small particle technologies, microspheres and nanoparticles, applied to the development of innovative medical therapies. After completing a PhD in physics at the University of Western Australia in 1988, Steve chose to focus on medical research, joining the group that eventually went on to found Sirtex Medical, an Australian life sciences company that rose from humble startup to an ASX100 company before eventually being acquired by a Chinese consortium. From 2005 to 2017 he was Global Head of R&D at Sirtex during which time he managed a range of new product developments, was involved in new technology sourcing and evaluation, managed the company IP portfolio as well as negotiating licensing and research contracts with Australian and international research institutions.