Dr Simon Ashworth, MBBS, BSc, DipPharmMed, MFPM, Global Head of Safety, Menarini Group Undertook his medical training in a number of London teaching hospitals and received his medical degree from the University of London. Also undertook an integrated degree in Psychology and later undertook a diploma in Pharmaceutical Medicine. He clinically specialised in Haematology and Oncology. After 9 years of clinical practice, he moved into the pharmaceutical industry, where he has worked for several companies both small and large, including Eisai, Roche/Genentech/Chugai, GSK, Takeda, Autolus and ONO. He joined the Menarini group as the Global Head of Safety. He has over 20+ years’ experience in clinical safety and pharmacovigilance, including experience in early development, product registrations, and both early and late post marketing safety surveillance. He has worked on advance therapies, complex biologicals, pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and consumer products.