ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn, hiː kˈoʊfˈaʊndᵻd ækjˈuːbɪˌoʊ, wˌɪtʃ dɪvˈɛləpt bˌaɪoʊsˈɛnsɚz fɔːɹ dɪtˈɛktɪŋ bæktˈɪɹiə ænd vˈaɪɹəsᵻz; ɪt wʌz ɐkwˈaɪɚd baɪ ˌɪnvɚnˈɛs mˈɛdɪkəl ˌɪnəvˈeɪʃənz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt.
In 2001, he co-founded Akubio, which developed biosensors for detecting bacteria and viruses; it was acquired by Inverness Medical Innovations in 2008.