Primary Job Title Founder & Chief Scientific Officer Primary Organization 
Absynth Biologics
Gender Male Also Known As Simon J. Foster
Simon Foster has been working on fundamental aspects of the biology of Staphylococcus aureus for over 15 years and is a senior academic researcher in the Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology at the University of Sheffield.
Prof. Foster has undertaken numerous high-profile research council, charity and industry funded projects
resulting in over 120 peer reviewed publications and nine patent applications. Major areas of research have encompassed cell wall structure and function, stress resistance, host-pathogen interaction, essential gene analysis and the search for new vaccine targets.
Currently, his laboratory is focussed on the understanding and control of S. aureus and MRSA. The Absynth Biologics approach is based on research from Simon Foster’s laboratory.
