Stephen is a veterinary clinical pharmacologist with more than 30 years experience in the discovery, research and development of new veterinary medicines.  He has worked for big pharma with global responsibilities for clinical development and for the last 18 years has had his own veterinary consulting company with a major focus on appropriate antimicrobial use and stewardship.  For the last decade he has been developing a novel class of antimicrobial agents to treat microbial diseases of animals and humans.