Dr. Simon Briggs is currently Head of Gene Therapy Technical Product Development at Biogen in the UK. Until recently he was Bioprocess and Manufacturing Senior Manager supporting process development activities in preparation for commercialization of AAV vector-based therapeutics. Until recently, he was a senior technical product steward for Kymriah at Novartis, supporting the successful launch of Kymriah for pALL and DLBCL patients in Europe and Asia. Simon entered the world of cell and gene therapy 20 years ago through a PhD and postdoctoral research at the University of Oxford. He moved from academic research to industry to develop the skills in order to realize the commercial potential of cell and gene therapies and make these life-changing medicines available to patients. Simon has been responsible for bringing OPV data and analytics platforms online in a number of roles supporting a global network of manufacturing partners.