Simon Cooper, MBBS
Chief Medical Officer
Simon Cooper, MBBS, is the Chief Medical Officer of Morphic Therapeutic. Dr. Cooper has experience building and leading teams in the clinical development of novel therapeutics for autoimmune, inflammatory, cardiovascular and pulmonary and immuno-oncology indications. Prior to Morphic, Dr. Cooper served as Chief Medical Officer at each of Keros, Kadmon and Anokion. Dr. Cooper has extensive experience in the autoimmune and inflammatory space, with leadership roles in the successful development and approval of multiple agents including risankizumab for the treatment of IBD. Dr Cooper has also held positions of responsibility at organizations including AbbVie, Novartis and Wyeth Research. Dr. Cooper holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School.