Andrew Moore’s background is in molecular biology (PhD from the MRC- LMB, Cambridge, 1998). From 1999 to 2008, he held the position of Programme Manager for Science & Society at the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), where he was an Associate Editor of the journal EMBO reports. He developed activities ranging from stakeholder conferences and education workshops for teachers to media communication workshops for scientists. In 2008 he took over the Editorial of the hypotheses and reviews journal BioEssays, and in early 2016 he was additionally appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Wiley Researcher Academy, an online learning platform for young researchers.