Brian's doctorate is in experimental psychology from Oxford University. Since then, Brian has been on the leading edge in his field with over twenty years as President of a software company that has developed applications in haematology, laboratory medicine, neuropsychology, learning disabilities and intensive care medicine. Stemming from this interest in health and medicine the company has now branched into the natural products business and has recently formed an international joint venture to develop diagnostic tests for chronic disease. Brian has published and lectured on a broad array of topics including psychometrics, pattern recognition, visual perception, knowledge acquisition, artificial intelligence, laboratory medicine and cancer research. He has been an advocate and volunteer for the Health Action Network Society during the last four years.