Mathieu Simon

Dr. Simon has been a member of Affimed’s Supervisory Board since 2018. He was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Cellectis (NASDAQ: CLLS), a company developing CAR-T cell immunotherapies and was appointed member of their Board of Directors in 2013. During his tenure, the company was transformed to a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.

Prior to joining Cellectis, he was Senior Vice President and Head of Global Pharmaceutical Operations at Pierre Fabre SA. From 1994 to 2010, Dr. Simon served at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in both senior corporate and regional roles in the US and Europe (Head of International Marketing and Medical Affairs as well as Managing Director of several Wyeth affiliates). Furthermore Dr. Simon is an advisor to the European Commission D.G. Research and Innovation and serves as Senior Strategic Advisor to Messier Maris Partners, a small international investment bank. He is chairman of the Board of Directors of Idorsia Pharmaceuticals (SWX – IDIA), Epsilen Bio and of Aileens Pharma.

Dr. Simon holds a degree in internal medicine from the Faculty of Medicine, Paris VII.