Simon J. Moore was born in Kent, U.K., in 1985. He received the Ph.D. degree in biochemistry, under the supervision of Prof. Martin Warren in vitamin ${\rm B} _{12}$ biosynthesis, from the University of Kent, Kent, U.K. Currently, he is with Imperial College London, London, U.K. His research interest in synthetic biology focuses on fine chemical pathway design and cell-free biological networks.