Antibodies to Identify Proteins

Born and raised in Nottingham, England, Gerry Shaw was always interested in biology. His mother’s dream was that he become “a priest or a doctor.” After receiving what Gerry calls his “Phony Doctor” (PhD), Gerry began a career in biochemistry. In 1999 he founded Encor BioTechnology, which develops antibodies to help identify specific proteins in order to study them. “I never know what I’m doing,” says Gerry, “I just blunder into things.”