"Simon joined the board in June 2016. He has 25 years of experience in the biotechnology industry having worked at Genentech and Novartis in San Francisco before joining CSL in 1998. Simon held roles as Senior Vice President in Research and Development and Manufacturing Operations at CSL. He has extensive international experience as a board member for several CSL subsidiary companies in Australia and Germany and for the European Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association. Simon has been a member of the Victorian Biotechnology Advisory Council and acting Chairman of the Northern Innovation and Investment Fund. Simon left CSL in November 2015 to take up the position of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for Immunosis Pty Ltd, a biotech company focused on improved diagnostic outcomes for patients with immune deficiencies. He graduated as a biochemist from Monash University and completed his PhD in the field of immunology at Melbourne University in 1992. " "Simon joined the board in June 2016. He has 25 years of experience in the biotechnology industry having worked at Genentech and Novartis in San Francisco before joining CSL in 1998. Simon held roles as Senior Vice President in Research and Development and Manufacturing Operations at CSL. He has extensive international experience as a board member for several CSL subsidiary companies in Australia and Germany and for the European Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association. Simon has been a member of the Victorian Biotechnology Advisory Council and acting Chairman of the Northern Innovation and Investment Fund. Simon left CSL in November 2015 to take up the position of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director for Immunosis Pty Ltd, a biotech company focused on improved diagnostic outcomes for patients with immune deficiencies. He graduated as a biochemist from Monash University and completed his PhD in the field of immunology at Melbourne University in 1992. "

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