Simon was awarded his M.Sc. in Nanobiotechnology from Aalborg University in 2010 after which he joined University of Copenhagen for his Ph.D. position in nano-bioorganic chemistry under the UNIK program. Following a successful defense of his thesis in 2014, he remained at University of Copenhagen as a postdoc until moving to the private industry working as an R&D Chemist and Project Manager in environmental analysis with VBM Eurofins. In 2018, he returned to academia as a postdoc at Aalborg University working with proteomics, mass spectrometry and protein science. Simon's main research interests are mass spectrometry-based protein and peptide science with a significant focus on developing and applying novel analytical methodology in the fields of food protein science and medical biotechnology.