Stephen Rowley is the clinical director at the Association for Safe Aseptic Practice (ASAP), and the originator of the Aseptic Non Touch Technique (ANTT®) Clinical Practice Framework. As the clinical director of the Association for Safe Aseptic Practice, a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization based in the UK, he has led the ongoing development and dissemination of ANTT® globally. Developed from the late 1990s onwards and now used variously in more than 30 countries, ANTT® is rapidly becoming the international standard framework and competency platform for aseptic technique. Working closely with health care organizations and governments internationally, Stephen has helped realize significant improvements in aseptic practice and championed the reduction of healthcare-associated infections. His peer-reviewed publications are widely read and cited. Stephen is married with four children and is a keen sailor.

Simon Clare has more than 30 years of nursing experience. He is currently the research and practice development director at the Association for Safe Aseptic Practice (ASAP). He is also the haematology practice development lead at University College Hospital in London (UCLH); having previously worked at the Myeloma Institute at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in the United States. He is a former member of the EBMT-NG Research Committee (2004-2008), a current member of the INS Standards of Practice Committee (2018-present), DRIPP IV Committee (2018-present), and a joint recipient of the 2008 Nursing Times Award for Infection Control Nursing. For more than sixteen years he has been working with the ANTT® program; developing resources, writing, teaching, and presenting around the world.