Simon has vast experience within life sciences and biotechnology sector, working with a range of clients from universities and spin-outs to large multinationals.
Simon has specific expertise in creating IP strategies for start-ups, spin-outs and SMEs so as to maximise the value of IP for his clients, a good number of whom have gone on to secure significant investment, agree licencing deals or list on the stock exchange.
He has particular experience in gene and cell therapy, microbiome, medical devices and next generation diagnostics. He holds an Intellectual Property Litigation Certificate and is also a UPC Representative.
Simon is a highly regarded attorney and is ranked in Band 1 by Chambers & Partners, listed as a Key Lawyer by the Legal500, listed as an IP Star by Managing IP and ranked in IAM Strategy 300 for Legal, Biotech, Medical Devices and Pharmaceuticals/Life Sciences.
Education & background
Simon has previously worked in-house at a global corporation, giving him a unique perspective from which he can provide commercially focused advice to his clients.
Simon gained his BSc in Genetics from the University of Liverpool in 1998, where he then went on to study for his Masters in Oncology at the University of Nottingham, researching the localisation of mRNAs for endothelial specific transcription factors during development by in situ hybridisation.
On a personal note…
Given the opportunity, Simon likes to either spoil a good walk by hacking his way around a golf course or to make a mess in the kitchen whilst trying to recreate dishes he has tasted abroad.
