Duncan is a life science industry professional with experience of product launches, marketing, business development, distributor management, academic collaboration, technology transfer, outsourcing, management buy outs and trade sales.  He started as a research chemist working on novel synthetic and medicinal chemistry, eventually becoming chief scientific officer at Tocris before its sale to Bio-techne.  This was followed by working as the marketing director at Carbosynth until its trade sale to Biosynth.