Simon is a distinguished New Zealand scientist and entrepreneur. Simon has previously co-founded three successful medical device/life science companies from his research. He has also worked as Chief Scientist for a US based medical device manufacturer. Simon has a PhD in Physiology and is Professor of Physiology and Bioengineering at the University of Auckland. In 2018 he was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. He has obtained in excess of $23M in grant funding for his research and produced over 150 scientific articles. His work has been internationally recognised by awards from the American Physiological Society and within NZ by the Royal Society.

Distinctions/Honours:
- Eelected Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand 2018
- Pickering award for commercialisation of technology, Royal Society of New Zealand, 2014
- Finalist Science and Health section, Bayer Innovators Awards, 2009
- Young Investigator Award in Regulatory and Integrative Physiology, American Physiological Society, 2003
- Arthur C. Guyton Award for Excellence in Integrative Physiology and Medicine, American Physiological Society, 2002
- Butland Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Auckland, 2002
- Butland Distinguished Research Award in Medical Science, University of Auckland, 1999

Responsibilities:
Principal Investigator MBIE program grant on smart sensors for the NZ Medtech industry

Qualifications:
BSc Hons, Vic., PhD Otago

Areas of Expertise:
- Cardiovascular control
- Medical device development
- Research commercialisation

Media Keywords:
Control of blood pressure, Cardiovascular disease and the central nervous system, Cardiovascular function, Development of medical devices, Instrumentation