Simon Tate

Simon is a Managing Director at Intermediate Capital Group (ICG) and has 30 years of experience in R&D. He has spent most of his career working in the fields of Pain and Neuroscience. He was one of the founders of Convergence Pharmaceuticals, and as Chief Scientific Officer and head of R&D, he led Convergence to its successful acquisition by Biogen for $675M in 2015. Following this acquisition, Simon joined Biogen, where he assumed the role of Vice President and Head of the Pain Therapeutic Area. Prior to Convergence, Simon was Vice President and Head of Pain, Epilepsy, and Migraine drug discovery and early development in GSK, where he held senior roles in Neurology, Psychiatry, and Discovery Sciences during his 20-year career. Originally trained as a Biochemist, Simon graduated from the University of Dundee, where he had the privilege to work with Sir Philip Cohen, who was, at the time, the world’s third most cited professor.