Simon Cote has over 22 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry with a focus in drug product development and fill/finish processes. He is currently Director of West’s Technical Product Development team. In his role he supports both West’s Commercialization and R&D organizations as the subject matter expert on fill/finish processes, and as a technology lead on product platforms such as packaging, stoppers, seals, and prefilled syringe/cartridge systems. Simon has been with West since March 2012. Prior to that, he worked approximately 10 years split between Centocor (J&J) and Merck. He has a Bachelor of Science in Bioprocessing Chemical Engineering from Penn State University.