Who Is Dr Stephen Ray? The Elusive Scientist Behind Wellbeing International’s Stem Cell Claims

 


? The Elusive Scientist Behind Wellbeing International’s Stem Cell Claims

By Steven Millard, Investigative Journalist

When Wellbeing International Foundation Ltd introduced its senior scientific consultant as Dr Stephen Ray PhD, the title carried instant authority. On the company’s website, Ray is described as a neuroscience and cell-therapy expert — a man whose experience supposedly bridges medical research and regenerative innovation.

But in an industry already rife with exaggerated credentials and pseudoscientific marketing, such titles demand scrutiny. Our investigation set out to verify who “Dr Stephen Ray” really is — and what we found raises more questions than it answers.

A Name That Appears in Many Places

Our team located several individuals bearing the name Stephen Ray, each with impressive-sounding medical or academic affiliations.

The most visible one is a Clinical Lecturer at the University of Oxford, specialising in paediatric infectious diseases. According to official university listings, this Stephen Ray holds an MPhil, MRCPCH, MRes, DTM&H and a PhD — credentials that are very real, but his area of expertise is childhood infections and critical illness, not neuroscience or stem-cell research.

Meanwhile, a different profile of “Dr Steve Ray PhD” appears on websites tied to Micregen Ltd, a private regenerative-medicine startup. There he is named as a non-executive director and scientific advisor to stem-cell clinics in South Africa and Switzerland.

The overlap of these profiles is suspicious. Are they the same man — or has the name “Stephen Ray PhD” become a convenient banner for legitimacy across several unregulated ventures?

Tracing the Credentials

To test the company’s claims, we searched every public academic and regulatory database we could access.

  • PubMed and Google Scholar list peer-reviewed publications by Dr Stephen Ray of Oxford, but none concerning regenerative medicine, stem cells, or extracellular vesicles.

  • The UK General Medical Council (GMC) confirms a Dr Stephen Ray registered as a paediatrician — again, no mention of cell therapy.

  • The Human Tissue Authority (HTA), which licenses any entity handling stem-cell material, has no record of Wellbeing International Foundation Ltd or of Stephen Ray under any licence.

In short: the only verified scientist named Stephen Ray is not a stem-cell specialist at all.

The Promotional Dr Ray

Despite this, the Wellbeing International site presents Ray as a “Senior Scientific Consultant (Neuroscience/Cell Therapy)” — complete with flattering language about his research and experience in “advanced cellular rejuvenation.”

He has appeared in at least one webinar promoting stem-cell use for sports injuries and disability rehabilitation. But there is no trace of the scientific papers, regulatory filings, or clinical trial data that would support such authority.

If the Dr Ray of Oxford is indeed the same man, his name is being stretched far beyond his actual field. If it isn’t, then Wellbeing International may be trading on confusion to make its operations appear legitimate.

Why It Matters

In the unregulated corners of regenerative medicine, credentials are currency.
A PhD after a name can mean the difference between public trust and public outrage.

Stem-cell tourism and unlicensed “cell therapy” outfits routinely borrow credibility by associating with doctors who hold legitimate qualifications in unrelated fields. Patients see a name, assume medical oversight, and hand over thousands of pounds — often for injections of uncertain origin and no proven benefit.

By the time doubts arise, the company has rebranded, relocated, or vanished.

Where the Trail Ends

At the time of publication, Wellbeing International Foundation Ltd continues to list Stephen Ray PhD among its senior consultants. The company’s directors did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
The University of Oxford declined to confirm whether its lecturer is the same individual named on the site.

Without transparent disclosure from the company, the true identity of the “Dr Stephen Ray” used in its marketing remains unverified.

Conclusion

Our investigation shows a troubling pattern: a company using real academic names and half-truths to project authority in a field where oversight is minimal and profit potential is enormous.

Until firms like Wellbeing International Foundation Ltd can substantiate who their scientific advisors truly are — and what qualifies them to promote regenerative therapies — the safest assumption is that the title “Dr” in their marketing is there to impress, not to inform.

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