Speakers

Iain is a founder of Steer and has a MEng from the University of Aberdeen and an MSc in New Venture Creation from Glasgow Caledonian University. He has been involved with research throughout his career, first as a Research Assistant in the Environmental and Industrial Fluid Mechanics Research Group (University of Aberdeen), then commissioning work in his role at Brinker Technology and now Steer. Iain was awarded a Royal Society of Edinburgh Enterprise Fellowship in 2001 and was a founding member of the Young Academy of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2011 – 2016). He is also a member of the Energy Innovation Centre’s Innovator Impact Panel and IGEM’s Scottish Section, where he has helped develop the “IGEM Explores” series of webinar discussions. Iain provides a blend of real-world entrepreneurial experience, knowledge and understanding of technology company start-ups, as well as significant experience in developing and commercialising pioneering technologies.