Simona brings to Vizgen more than 25 years of experience in the life science industry.  Prior to coming to Vizgen, she served as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary for Cell Signaling Technology, where she built and led the company global legal team playing a key role in the company growth and global expansion.  She was instrumental in developing the global intellectual property strategy leading the negotiation of several strategic key collaborations and licensing deals in both the therapeutic and diagnostic fields.  Prior to that post, she was a partner in the Life Sciences Group at the law firm McDermott Will & Emery, and Chief IP Counsel at IVAX Corporation (TEVA) where she led offensive and defensive IP strategies.

Dr. Levi has B.A.s in biochemistry and economics, a Ph.D. in biochemistry from Rutgers University and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Dr. Levi has been a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association since 1996.