Simon holds a PhD in polymer chemistry from the University of Helsinki, where he graduated with honors, and a master’s degree in chemistry from Jagiellonian University. He has unique international and interdisciplinary experience including scientific research, management of strategic innovation programs, innovation ecosystem consulting, development of European projects, consortium building and initiation of new ventures combining science, business and communications, including scientific documentary series.
He gained experience at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Max Planck Institute, University of Calgary and University of Helsinki, among others. At Wiley-VCH, he was scientific editor of the prestigious journal Advanced Materials with IF = 30, and also led the Advanced Science News platform and the development of video formats to promote authors. His practice also includes spin-off incubation and acceleration processes, as well as day-to-day collaboration with the business and startup community, including as co-founder of Synbio Powerlabs, Labartory and others.
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