Ian Houson gained a 1st class BSc. Hons in Chemistry and Oceanography from the University of Southampton, he completed a doctorate at the University of Oxford with Prof. John Brown FRS in organic chemistry. Ian then joined Zeneca, which became Avecia and finally NPIL Pharma where he was Chemical Process R&D Manager for the site. His main roles were invention of new routes, scale-up and manufacturing support for the contract manufacturing of agrochemical and pharmaceuticals at the kg's to 10's tonnes scale. Joining Britest Ltd. in 2007, Ian is now a senior innovation specialist primarily developing new tools and methodologies for innovative process development and chemicals manufacturing. Ian is responsible for coordinating deployment activities and involved in training of Britest members, co-facilitating manufacturing process improvement studies and collaborative research in a number of European projects.