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Steve Howell (Founder and CEO)

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Steve founded Innova Partnerships with the initial aim of supporting Innova Biosciences Ltd. Since then "Partnerships" has invested in a further two companies and has developed a partnering network to support the growth of Life Science businesses. Steve's passion is helping and seeing Life Science businesses grow, flourish and become profitable.

Steve was instrumental in securing the funding for and setting up Stirling Medical Innovations Ltd a wholly owned subsidiary of Inverness Medical Innovations Inc. Prior to that he has been involved in a number of acquisitions including:-

  • The purchase of Scandinavian MicroBiodevices by Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.
  • The sale of Unipath Ltd from Unilever plc to Inverness Medical Innovations Inc.

He has a strong technical background in Medical Devices and was Research Director at Unipath Ltd. He began his career working at the pharmacetuical company Merck, Sharpe and Dohme Inc before moving to Unilever plc where he went on to become Head of the Biorecognition Unit. In his spare time he enjoys canoeing on Loch Earn with his wife Isobel.

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