Team & Advisory Board
OUR PEOPLE
We built a team with deep experience in serial entrepreneurship, MedTech product development and Spiden’s key science disciplines.
OUR TEAM
Leo Grünstein
Founder & CEO
Founder of LG Capital, a Family Office focused on incubation of “big idea” ventures
Serial entrepreneur, investor & Co-Founder of more than two dozens international start-ups, with multiple VC investments and successful exits (e.g. MoneyPark, acquired in 2016 for CHF 153m)
Previously project manager at McKinsey & Co. & Analyst at HSBC’s M&A team
MBA Columbia Business School, B.A. St. Gallen University
Bernd Wittner, PhD
Chief technology officer
20 years of experience in the MedTech industry. Built and lead cross-functional and multi-national R&D organizations; successfully developed, launched and sustained complex therapy systems
Previously Senior R&D leader of the Acute Therapies business in Baxter Healthcare Inc and Gambro Lundia AB
PhD in Engineering Design from the University of Cambridge
Adler Perotte, MD
Chief science & innovation officer
Physician and scientist with over 15 years of experience in medicine, computational biomedical research, and innovation
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University; created and lead a large research operation developing novel machine learning methods and biomedical devices; published in top-tier machine learning, clinical, and basic science journals
MD, Columbia University, MA in Biomedical Informatics, Columbia University, AB Princeton University
Daniel Thürig
Chief operating officer
Former Associate Partner at McKinsey & Co. with 8+ years of experience in management consulting, focusing on strategy, M&A, and business building for major high-tech manufacturers and service providers
Operational experience in Design-to-Value, procurement and production programs for high tech products
MA in Economics University of Zurich
Övünç Okyay
Co-founder & venture builder
Managing Director LG Capital
Previously PE investor at The Carlyle Group’s $500m MENA Fund, analyst at Morgan Stanley and consultant at McKinsey & Co.
Diverse industry expertise with strong experience in investing, strategy and portfolio management
MBA Columbia Business School; M.Sc. Production Engineering TU Berlin
Fabien Rebeaud, PhD
Director biomedical sciences
Executive Scientific Leader with 15+ years of experience in the biotech and medical device industries
Previously CSO of Abionic SA. Built and led cross-functional teams encompassing R&D, Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs
Developed and brought to market innovative diagnostic solutions improving patient health
PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Lausanne
Emmanuel Delamarche, PhD
Senior manager microfluidics
Chemist with multidisciplinary expertise and 29 years of experience in R&D on microfluidics, miniaturized assays, and microfabrication
Previously at IBM, where he contributed to >200 patents and received >30 awards; lecturer at ETH and panel member/chair for various research programs; major prizes from the SCS and ACS
PhD in biochemistry from Zurich University and MSc in chemistry from Université de Toulouse
Fernando Perez Cruz, Prof.
Distinguished machine learning scientist
Deputy Executive Director of the Swiss Data Science Center and Professor at the Computer Science Department at ETH Zurich
Over 20 years’ of experience in applied machine learning research
Former member of the technical staff at Bell Labs in Murray Hill and Machine Learning Research Scientist at Amazon; Marie Curie Fellow at Princeton University and Associate Professor at University Carlos III in Madrid. Former member of the Gatsby Unit (London), Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics (Tuebingen), and BioWulf Technologies (New York)
PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Madrid
Elizabeth Canovic, PhD
Lead engineer biomedical initiatives
10 years experience in biomedical research at top U.S. & European institutions; postdoctoral researcher at MIT and EPFL (competitive funding from the Whitaker Foundation)
Next-generation brain and spinal cord implants; building bio-compatible microfabricated circuitry; analyzing tissue response to short- and long-term implants
MS and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University
Bauke Tilma, PhD
Senior principal photonics engineer
16+ years of experience in academic (TU Eindhoven and ETH Zürich) and commercial (Coherent Laser Enterprise Zürich) research, development and production of Semiconductor laser and Photonic integrated circuits for Sensing applications and Telecommunication purposes
PhD in Electrical Engineering from Eindhoven University of Technology
David Kallweit, PhD
Program manager
20+ years of experience in advanced development of novel technologies in MEMS and micro-/nano-optics with a focus on conception, feasibility, systems design and simulation
Previously with CSEM SA and Fraunhofer IPMS, led innovation and development projects in the fields of MEMS, optical biosensing, medical devices and lighting
PhD in micro-optics from IMTEK, University of Freiburg, Germany
Jens Hofrichter, PhD
Manager optics & photonics engineering
15 years experience in integrated photonics R&D; drove the laser integration for Silicon Photonics at IBM
Led projects for the development of CMOS computed tomography scanners, wafer-level integration and photon counting for medical imaging, AR cameras and optical microphones at ams-Osram
Author of more than 30 patents; MSc in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen; PhD in Photonics from TU Eindhoven
18+ years of experience in academic and commercial research and development in fibre optics, ultrafast laser materials processing, and systems engineering
Specialization in mechatronics and systems design with an extensive background in electrical and mechanical engineering, applied physics and optics, laser-matter interaction, and ultrafast laser systems
PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Pittsburgh
Lukas Brückner, PhD
Lead system integrator optics & spectroscopy
10+ years expertise in the field of optical spectroscopy with focus on non-linear near-infrared Raman techniques
6+ years of experience working in a multi-national start-up environment leading the R&D team to implement innovative optical concepts for the design of novel miniaturized biomedical products
PhD in Physical Chemistry from Heidelberg University
Mattias Cattepoel
Manager system engineering
15+ years of experience in systems engineering in aeronautics and space industry
Previous Team Lead System Engineering at RUAG Space, focus on team building and processes towards a robust and sustainable customer-oriented development
Dipl.-Ing. in Civil Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg
Andrea Sterzi, PhD
Principal photonic engineer
10 years of research experience in Physics, focused on designing and operating a wide range of optical spectroscopy techniques at several institutions such as Empa (ETH, Switzerland) and at the international synchrotron facility Elettra (Trieste, Italy)
Designed and developed a market-oriented deep-UV Raman spectrometer for on-line monitoring water quality by evaluating pesticides and drugs content
PhD in Physics from the University of Trieste and BS in Physics from University Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Brescia
Christian Zakian, PhD
Senior systems engineer
15+ years of R&D experience in academia focused on clinical translation of optical and acoustic sensing and imaging technologies
Previous scientific lead in EU projects for advanced molecular endoscopy (Helmholtz Munich)
Expertise in translation of imaging techniques for dentistry (University of Manchester, Colgate Palmolive, CDC-NHANES)
PhD in Physics (University of Manchester), Masters in Inflammation (Queen Mary University London)
Jaime Moreno Mateos
Team lead software and machine learning engineering
12+ years of international experience in Information Technology, spanning across academia, R&D, start-ups and multinationals
Previously Team Lead Machine Learning at Credit Suisse, building ML-powered products to fight Financial Crime and money laundering; EPFLoop partnership advisor for the SpaceX Hyperloop competition; UPM Alumni Entrepreneur award
MSc in Industrial Engineering from UPM. Data Science & ML management from EPFL
Jean-Christophe Blancon, PhD
Team lead biophotonics
10 years of research experience in physics, materials science, and optics-photonics at Rice University, Los Alamos National Lab, Université de Lyon, and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Recipient of the 2018 IUPAP Young Scientist Prize for Semiconductor Physics and of the 2019 Highly Cited Researcher
PhD in Physics from Université de Lyon and M.Sc. in Optics & Photonics from KIT
Paolo Livi, PhD
Team lead electronics engineering
10 years of experience in R&D conducted in academia (ETH Zurich) and in the industry (Dectris Ltd.)
Design of analog and mixed-signal CMOS integrated circuits (ASICs); design of novel sensors and of integrated sensing systems (bio-chemical sensors, hybrid photon counters); ultra-low power electronics
PhD in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich
Robert Lovchik, PhD
Principal engineer
15 years of experience in developing microfluidics for diagnostics and cellular studies at IBM Research Zurich following 6 years on developing biotech and bioprocess engineering
Drove the productization of the microfluidic probe technology at IBM and worked with diagnostic companies to develop core technologies for research and market-oriented platforms
PhD in health sciences and technology from ETH Zurich, MSc in micro/nanotechnology (UAS Dornbirn), BS in biotechnology (ZHAW)
Andrea Giussani, PhD
Senior machine learning engineer
9 years research and data science experience in both academia and industry
Academic Fellow in Computer Science at Bocconi University, Italy and a published author
Expertise in the area of MLOps, data science techniques and survival analysis
PhD in Statistics from Bocconi University
Anna Kutschireiter, PhD
Senior machine learning scientist
7 years of academic research at top US & European institutions; former Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Harvard Medical School
Rich expertise computational neuroscience, state-of-the-art machine learning, nonlinear Bayesian filtering
PhD in computational neuroscience from the University of Zurich; MSc in Theoretical Physics from University of Heidelberg
Benjamin W. McMillen, PhD
Senior mechatronics engineer
18+ years of experience in academic and commercial research and development in fiber optics, ultrafast laser materials processing, and systems engineering
Specialization in mechatronics and systems design with an extensive background in electrical and mechanical engineering, applied physics and optics, laser-matter interaction, and ultrafast laser systems
PhD in Electrical Engineering from University of Pittsburgh
Grace Bramer
Senior engineer photonics
10+ years of experience in optical engineering and research in a wide range of industries including automotive, consumer electronics and lighting
Researcher in Biomedical Photonics at the University of Bern developing combined Fluorescence lifetime Imaging and Opto-Acoustic Microscopy
Optical Technologies MSc from University of Strathclyde; Physics BSc from University of Bath
Luis Miguel Jara Casas
Senior electronics engineer
5 years of experience in applied electronics research for high energy physics at CERN
Deep expertise in ASIC testing and characterization, especially in radiation harsh environments; radiation effects to electronics for pixel detectors, total ionizing dose (TID), single event effects (SEUs) and data acquisition systems (DAQ) development
MSc in Electronics Engineering and in Physics from the Complutense University of Madrid
Migle Grauzinyte, PhD
Senior machine learning scientist
7 years of research experience in academia and industry
Expertise in the area of computational modelling, optimization, data science techniques and deep learning
PhD in Computational Physics from the University of Basel, MPhys from the University of Edinburgh
Onur Gökçe, PhD
Senior engineer microfluidics
15 years of multidisciplinary research experience in academia and industry at Max Planck Institute for Neurobiology, IBM Research Zurich, Institute of Neuroinformatics, ETH Zurich and 1Drop Diagnostics AG
Expertise in microfluidics, biochemistry at microscale and data science – and is a keen troubleshooter
PhD in Neuroscience from LMU Munich, MSc in Biosciences/Bioengineering and BSc in Mechatronics Engineering from Sabanci University
Pardeep Kumar, PhD
Senior photonics engineer
10+ years of professional experience in the field of laser-matter interactions, with strong expertise in the development of optical system instrumentation and ultra-precise measurements for data acquisition, particularly in laser applications
Extensive research experience includes the design and development of optical systems for the study of light-matter interactions, such as ultrafast multi-photon spectroscopy, optics, surface enhanced spectroscopy, and chemical physics
PhD in Physical Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and MSc in Chemistry from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India
Bertold Ian Bitachon, PhD
Photonics validation & test engineer
5 years of academic research experience focusing on high-speed optical fiber communication especially in system level implementation and digital signal processing
Deep expertise in high-speed photonic system incorporating machine learning for channel optimization
MSc in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from ETH Zurich; BSc in Electrical Engineering from University of Twente
Elsa Ghirardini, PhD
Biomedical scientist
9 years of experience in biomedical research at top European institutions; Postdoctoral researcher at Cambridge University and the Institute of Neuroscience of the Italian National Research Council
Strong expertise in electrophysiology, human induced pluripotent stem cell-derived neurons and gene therapy of brain disorders
PhD in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacological Sciences and MSc in Medical Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine from the University of Milan
Ennio Monteil, PhD
ASIC design engineer
7 years of experience in R&D in academia at University of Turin and INFN
Design of analog and mixed-signal ASICs for the readout of silicon pixel detectors used in high energy physics applications at CERN; low-power and low-noise electronics design; ASIC testing and characterization, notably in high radiation environments
PhD in Physics from the University of Turin
Florian Wiedmann
Associate strategy & operations
5 years of experience working in fast-growing start-ups and for a multinational professional services firm
Former Finance Director at a Swiss cybersecurity start-up
MSc in Business Analytics from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) and a BA in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG)
Giovanna Nigro
R&D engineer
7 years of experience in start-up and multinational corporations, working in the fields of wearable devices and total laboratory automation
Extensive experience in system testing and in feasibilities studies for innovative projects
MSc in Biomedical Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, Certified in Software Test Analysis (ISTQB Advanced), Requirement Engineering (IREB) and Business Analysis (IQBBA)
Jannes Jegminat, PhD
Machine learning engineer
5 years of academic research experience focusing on computational models of human behavior and synaptic learning; ran the AI-team at the student think-tank reatch
Deep expertise in recursive Bayesian inference, combining dynamics and uncertainty
PhD in Computational Neuroscience from UZH; MSc and BS in Physics from the University of Heidelberg
Joanna Hughes, PhD
Biophotonic application specialist
7 years of experience in physical chemistry focused on applications of optical spectroscopy to investigations of biological system and the effects on spectroscopic signatures relevant to enzymatic catalysis and for structural studies of biomolecular aggregates, including nucleic acids and amyloid peptides relevant to disease
Expertise in ultrafast photo physics of pharmaceutical products with the focus on their probable phototoxicity
PhD in Chemistry from The University of Manchester UK
Juliane Klatt, PhD
Machine learning research scientist
6 years of academic research experience in Theoretical Physics and Computational Biology, plus 2.5 years of professional experience as data science consultant at the United Nations Migration Agency
Broad expertise in mathematical modelling and applications of machine learning ranging from models of human mobility, over genome-wide association studies, to medical informatics with a focus on graph-structured data
PhD in Theoretical Quantum Optics from University of Freiburg, Germany
Lu Zhang, PhD
Engineer fluidics
7 years of research experience in the design and development of optical biosensors for the detection of food toxins and cancer cells
Strong expertise in chemistry, nanomaterials, and optics
Dual PhD in Physics and Chemistry of Materials from Sorbonne University and in Materials Science and Engineering from Nanyang Technological University
Marco Rocca, PhD
Fluidics scientist
4 years of research experience in microfluidics at IBM Research/KIT and 1 year of working experience at Cadence Design Systems
Expertise in microfluidics, capillary-driven flows, microfabrication, miniaturized assays, biosensing, prototyping, 3D printing and electronic package design
PhD in Chemistry from KIT and MSc in Nanotechnology from Politecnico di Torino
Michael Seitz, PhD
Spectroscopy analyst
6 years of academic and industry research experience in material science, physics, chemical engineering, and opto-electronics at ETH, MIT, UAM, Harvard, and Stanford University
Extensive experience in deploying time-resolved microscopy and spectroscopy techniques for opto-electronic materials
PhD in Condensed Matter Physics from the Autonomous University of Madrid. MSc and BS in Mechanical Engineering from ETH
Mohammad Asghari, PhD
Fluidics engineer
6 years of research experience in developing microfluidic platforms for in-vitro diagnostics at ETH Zurich and UNAM
Expertise in microfluidics, computational modeling, mechanobiology, and flow cytometry
PhD in Biochemical Engineering from ETH Zurich; MSc in Materials Science from Bilkent University and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology
Olena Synhaivska, PhD
Biophotonic application specialist
5 years of research experience in biosensor development and optical spectroscopy at Empa
Development of biosensors for specific metal ion detection using peptides; expertise in optical spectroscopy techniques for characterization of proteins implicated in neurodegenerative diseases
PhD in Physics from the University of Basel
Remo Tschudi
IT admin/engineer
20+ years of experience in IT industry with main focus on support, system administration and engineering
Previously at RUAG, migrated 700+ users in Zurich, helped building infrastructures in other countries for migration purposes, and contributed to clean-up and outsourcing projects
Microsoft certified professional, technology specialist and systems administrator
Sophie Bouchard, PharmD
Associate strategy & business development
3 years of experience in pharmaceuticals & clinical pathology, focused on strategy and innovation
Doctorate in Pharmacy, PharmD Candidate at Université de Lyon
MSc in Management at Emlyon Business School and National Taiwan University
Fernanda Lavorato
Senior laboratory technician
Over 6 years of experience in clinical analysis laboratories in renowned health care institutions in Argentina
Broadly cross-trained in molecular biology, hematology, serology, microbiology and chemistry; phlebotomy procedures interacting directly with patients in ER, ICU, OR and recovery
Laboratory Technician from Dr. Ignacio Pirovano Hospital in Argentina
Gevi Anathavettivelu, PhD
Clinical scientist
6 years of experience in immunology and clinical research conducted in academia
Strong expertise in acute and chronic inflammation, hepatology, tumor biology and liver diseases
PhD in Sciences from University of Hamburg, MSc in Molecular Medicine and BS in Biochemistry from University of Frankfurt
Irina Mutti
Executive assistant
4 years of international experience as an executive assistant and office manager (Switzerland, Ireland)
Swiss Certificate of Business and Executive Assistance Proficiency
Anton Holmberg
Junior data scientist
Six months of experience in applying machine learning to physics research
MSc in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University
Jacob Clarysse
Junior machine learning research scientist
One year of experience in academia in statistical machine learning
MSc in electrical engineering and information technology at ETH Zürich
Mike Gugel
Junior test & lab automation engineer
One year of industrial experience in sensor development and test engineering, specializing in the advancement of medical devices One year of combined academic and industrial research expertise, with a focus on photonics and automation engineering within the MedTech sector
MSc in Medical Engineering Science from the University of Lübeck
Vanessa Matos Gonçalves
Junior biomedical scientist
2 years of experience in assay development, electrochemical biosensors and molecular diagnostic
MSc in Biomedical Engineering at University of Minho & Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
Lisa Wolff
Office manager
Fundamental experience as an Executive Assistant in a large corporation as well as a background in upscale hospitality
Arthur Doering
Operations intern
2 years of experience in Project Management and Operations, focused on optimising internal processes and scaling systems for startups across foodtech and biotech
BSc in Business Administration from the University of Geneva (UNIGE)
Florian Stückelberger
Strategy & business development intern
6 months experience in production, functionalization and analysis of magnetic nanoparticles
9 months experience in bacterial glycosylation and protein engineering during master thesis
BSc and MSc in biochemistry at University of Zurich
Francisco Dumont Duvauchelle
Electronics engineering intern
Electrical engineer with specialization in electronics and firmware design
1 year experience in start-up related to installations of high voltage equipment
4 years of experience in different start-ups and university projects related to electronics
MSc in electrical machines, power electronics and power grid stability and Msc in computer networking and electronics.
Jan Kollmorgen
Optics & photonics engineering intern
6 months of experience in academic research for strong magnetic field effects on integrated photonic chips
BSc in electrical engineering from TU Eindhoven with honors degree in the High Tech Systems track
Currently second-year electrical engineering MSc at TU Eindhoven in the Electro Optical Communication (ECO) group with specialization in integrated photonics and IC design
Martin Varga
Biosensing device test intern
2 years of experience in experimental and theoretical quantum electronics, including quantum correlations, photonics, metamaterials and metadevices
BSc in Physics, currently completing Physics MSc at the University of Debrecen; Has been a visiting student at ETH Zürich for 1 year
Pau Altur Pastor
Machine learning research intern
Academic experience in applying machine learning to problems in cardiac imaging
Former intern at Adhera Health where he worked on using machine learning to empower patients living with chronic diseases
BSc Biomedical Engineering from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona and currently pursuing and MSc at ETH Zürich
Paula Matilde Calzada Pedraja
Biosensing device test intern
10 months of experience in sensing device development for disease diagnosis purposes
Willing to work towards making tech advances that could improve people’s life quality
Selin Şengül
Master’s thesis intern
Worked as a project leader in a MedTech startup and on scientific programs on COVID-19 in academia
Passionate about developing innovative technological solutions that make a significant impact on enhancing people’s lives
MSc in Health Sciences and Technology with a major in medical technology from ETH Zurich
Thomas Berger
Biophotonic analyst intern
One year of experience in advanced spectroscopic analysis and data exploitation concepts in bioprocessing
MSc in Applied Computational Life Sciences at ZHAW Wädenswil
Vasily Kopylov
Machine learning research intern
One year of academic experience focusing on Reinforcement Learning and Bayesian ML
Former intern at Yandex, where he worked on deep learning techniques for speech enhancement
MSc in Physics at ETH Zurich
Vithurjan Visuvalingam
Data engineering intern
Former intern at Open Systems AG with five months of experience in data pipeline development
MSc in Computer Science at ETH Zürich with focus on Machine Intelligence and Data Management
Yan Pineau
Fluidics intern
Solid skills using CRISPR/CAS, bacterial plasmid vector, and handling microorganisms Expertise in biofabrication, including MEW, organ-on-a-chip and 3D biomaterials
Head of technology in gFET based biosensor project, candidate for Age Innovation Price at OST
MSc in Health Sciences and Technology with major in medical technology at ETH Zürich
ADVISORY BOARD
Christian Casal, PhD
Serial VC & PE investor with multiple successful exits
Formerly CEO of McKinsey Switzerland, and member of McKinsey’s Global Board, mostly focusing on financial services (Head of EMEA Banking)
Various Board positions in Switzerland incl. Lucernefestival, and Tafeln Schweiz
PhD and M.Sc. in Business Administration from University of St. Gallen
Stephen Oesterle, MD
Venture Partner at New Enterprise Associates in Palo Alto since 2015; serving on several Boards (e.g., Baxter)
Formerly Medtronic’s Senior Vice-President for Medicine and Technology and a member of the Medtronic Executive Committee for 14 years
Served on the faculty at Stanford and Harvard Medical Schools while directing the Invasive Cardiology Services at Stanford Hospital and the Massachusetts General Hospital
Young Sohn, MS
Former Corporate President and Chief Strategy Officer of Samsung Electronics
Chairman of the Board of Harman International, served on the Boards of Arm, Cadence and Cymer
Seed investor to companies such as Berkeley Lights, Fungible, Zoom Video, Graphcore and TTTech, continuous to be very active venture investor
Jessie Inchauspé
aka Glucose Goddess
Author of the international bestseller “Glucose Revolution” (2022) and “The Glucose Goddess Method” (2023)
Founder of Glucose Goddess, providing actionable advice based on cutting-edge science, focusing on the importance of balancing one’s blood sugar to maximize health and longevity, which has garnered a community of >2m followers
Formerly Senior Product Manager at 23andMe, focusing on bridging genetic information and consumer behavior change
MSc in Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology at Georgetown University and Researcher in Statistics at University of Pennsylvania
Oern Stuge, MD, MBA
Physician executive with 30+ years of international experience in life sciences from multiple executive & non-executive board memberships & advisory roles, as well as from being a practicing physician
Currently Chairman of Orsco Lifesciences, through which he drove enterprise development, successfully selling/listing 9 companies, including a unicorn
Prior to founding Orsco, he was Medtronic’s Senior Vice-President and President of EMEA, Canada & emerging markets, where he worked for 12 years and founded the Structural Heart Division and launched the first commercially available percutaneous heart valve in the world
Edward J. Ludwig, MBA
Board member of Boston Scientific and Board member at CVS health
Former Chairman of the Board of Becton, Dickinson and Company from 2002-2012, and its CEO from 2000 – 2011
Formerly served as a Director of Xylem, and as Vice Chair of the Board of trustees of the Hackensack University Medical Center Network
Jürgen Popp, Prof.
Chair of Physical Chemistry at Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Scientific Director of the Liebniz Institute of Photonic Technology, Jena
Research interest includes biophotonics, in particular with the development and application of innovative Raman techniques for biomedical diagnosis
PhD in Chemistry from University of Würzburg, Post-doc from Yale University
Mervyn Singer, Prof. MD
Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at University College London with over 30 years’ research experience in sepsis, multi-organ failure, infection, shock and hemodynamic monitoring
Developed a hemodynamic monitor reducing length of stay after surgery, co-developed the UCL Ventura CPAP device to support breathing of COVID-19 patients
Co-chaired the Sepsis-3 International Task Force that redefined sepsis (Singer JAMA 2016); paper has had >3 million views and is one of the most heavily cited in the scientific literature over the past 5 years
Petra Jantzer, PhD
Managing Director with Accenture focused on technology and digitization
VP of the Board of Advance – women in business society
Formerly Partner with McKinsey, where she worked for 17 years, focused on Pharma, Biotech & Technology
Post-doc, PhD and MSc in Biology and Immunology at Ludwig-Maximilians University
Omer Dzemali, Prof. MD
Chief Physician of the Clinic for Cardiac Surgery in the City Hospital Triemli Zurich
More than 20 years’ of experience in cardiology
Full Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, State University Tetova (Macedonia); Lecturer in Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main and University of Zurich
Doctorate in Medicine from Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz
Thomas Shook, MD
Former Executive VP, Clinical Research Services and Chief Medical Officer, Parexel
International
More than 15 years experience consulting to early-stage and established companies in drug
and medical device development
Interventional cardiologist with over 20 years experience in academic and clinical medical
practice, and designing and conducting clinical trials in cardiovascular drugs and devices
Edoardo Charbon, Prof.
Full Professor of EPFL with over 25 years of exp. with CMOS sensors, biophotonics, ultra low-power wireless embedded systems, ultra high-speed and 3D optical sensors
Advised numerous organizations, including Texas Instruments, Hewlett-Packard, and the Carlyle Group
Diploma (ETH Zürich), MSc (UCSD) and PhD (UC-Berkeley) in Electrical Engineering
Joyce Wong, Prof.
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at Boston University with more than 20 years of experience in development of novel biomaterials
Research interests include theranostics (detection and treatment) for cardiovascular diseases and cancer; tissue-engineered and nanoparticle strategies for cardiovascular diseases
PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stefano Ciampolini, Prof.
Serial healthcare and medical technology entrepreneur in Europe and the US with multiple successful exits in the dialysis and renal care sector
Adjunct Professor of Imperial College Business School in London, Mentor at Imperial Enterprise Lab’s Venture Mentoring Service as well as a member of the Chair of Entrepreneurship at ETH Zurich. Jury member of Venture Kick, Switzerland’s largest startup accelerator program
MBA from Imperial College Business School and degree in economics from Kingston University in London
Ignacio Martin-Loeches, Prof. MD
Professor at the Medical School Trinity College and Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Multiple roles in leading medical societies such as the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM), the European Respiratory Society (ERS) and the Surviving Sepsis Campaign (SSC)
Research interests are critically ill infection, sepsis and translational medicine. Has published over 300 manuscripts in top-end journals, with over 10,000 citations
Lui Forni, Prof. MD
Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at University of Surrey and Royal Surrey Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Wide ranging research experience ranging from basic physical chemistry through to patient centred clinical trials
Research interests focus on extracorporeal techniques and novel biomarkers for acute kidney injury translating research from the bench to the bedside. Published extensively particularly in critical care nephrology
Chris McIntyre, Prof. MD
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, Biophysics and Robert Linday Chair of Dialysis Research and Innovation at the University of Western Ontario, London
Leading a team of multidisciplinary researchers focused largely on the pathophysiology of the effecting cardiovascular, brain, liver and gastro-intestinal structure and function in patients with chronic kidney disease
Roland Betz, Dipl-Ing
45 years’ experience with medical devices (e.g., patient monitoring, dental, digital imaging, linear accelerators, dialysis, reha, etc.)
Roles included VP of Quality and Regulatory Affairs with Siemens, Gambro/Baxter and Invacare
International involvement and contacts with regulatory authorities in the EU, USA, China and India
Founder of an independent consulting company (RBQ!)
Stephen Goldrick, PhD
Associate Professor in Digital Bioprocess Engineering at the University College London
Former researcher at the UCL-AstraZeneca Center of Excellence, working on predictive multivariate decision-support tools in the bioprocessing sector
Specialised in the application of advanced data analytics and machine learning applications to the biotechnology industry
Andrew Berger, Prof.
Professor of Optics and of Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester (USA)
Research interest in biomedical optics, particularly noninvasive spectroscopic assessment of biological tissues and single cells
PhD in Physics from MIT, post-doc at Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic, University of California/Irvine