Simon Harwood

Simon Harwood is an experienced professional in quality control within the biopharmaceutical industry, currently serving as Head of Quality Control for Seqirus in Liverpool and Amsterdam since June 2020. Prior positions include Director of Quality Control at Bio Products Laboratory Limited and Alvotech, and leadership roles at AstraZeneca and MedImmune. At AstraZeneca, Simon led a QC Virology team while providing compliant virology testing services and managing projects. Earlier at MedImmune, responsibilities involved transferring critical reagent production activities from the US to the UK, technical training, and overseeing virology testing with a team of scientists. Simon holds a BSc Hons in Genetics from the University of Liverpool.