Doctor Steven

Doctor Steven was the head of the Alchemax astrobiology department. The head of Alchemax's astrobiology department, Doctor Steven was approached by Liz Allan in order to help Eddie Brock determine what was causing the Venom symbiote to backslide into violent behavior.[1] Obtaining a sample of the symbiote's biomass, Doctor Steven analyzed it and determined that it was suffering from toxic shock syndrome as a result of Brock's metabolism being saturated with symbiote-suppressant drugs by the FBI. He was able to rapidly synthesize a counteragent to temporarily stabilize Eddie's metabolism and the symbiote's physical and psychological degradation;[2] but realized that the symbiote would likely adapt to it and began working on a permanent cure derived from the Anti-Venom symbiote. Dr. Steve's lab was trashed by Venom, Flash Thompson, and Spider-Man in a battle over the symbiote that resulted in Flash becoming Anti-Venom and Eddie being cured of his erratic metabolism.