Originally a biochemist, Dr Kevin McFarthing’s career included R&D leadership positions in life sciences research products with Amersham, diagnostics with Serono and consumer healthcare with Reckitt Benckiser. He curates the Parkinson’s Hope List (bit.ly/ParkinsonsHopeList), a database of potential therapies in research and clinical stages. Kevin was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2012 at the age of 55.