Andrew Muir trained as a chemist at Oxford and worked in materials, medical devices, and disinfection technology before moving into venture capital, giving him hands-on experience with science before he started investing in it. He now backs early, research-heavy companies like Quantum Dice, HALO X-ray, HydRegen, and SugarOx, while running funds tied to UK science and engineering institutions and advising groups like the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society of Edinburgh on turning research into real companies.