Over the last eight years Simon has worked in software companies exclusively supporting the entire value chain of the pharmaceutical industry – from discovery to commercialisation through drug development and manufacturing. For the previous 15 years, Simon worked across all aspects of software companies – from R&D to sales & marketing through to systems design and delivery. Simon has worked extensively across Europe, the USA and Asia. He has a well-rounded and practical understanding of delivering real value to businesses using a wide range of software technologies.
The pharmaceutical industry will undergo significant changes this summer. A set of standards for the identification of medicinal products (IDMP) from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) will take effect in July, requiring the whole industry to apply the terminologies released by EMA. The changes have raised many concerns regarding how
For once it seems I’m able to admire Angelina Jolie with my wife’s approval. You see, it was the discovery of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, which are responsible for breast cancer, which inspired my wife to take an MSc in Science Communications. She wanted to take science out of
