Richard Bianco is the Director of Experimental Surgery at the University of Minnesota, where he held a number of roles, including Senior Member of Graduate School Faculty (Biological Sciences), Director (Cardiovascular Surgical Research Laboratories) and Deputy Vice Chair for Research [...]
Michael Colson has over 35 years of experience in the medical device business, including leading large R&D organizations, internal venture groups, research/innovation groups, and minority investment/business development groups. He founded MC Biomedical Consulting, LLC to support start-ups, established biomedical device [...]
Jean-Marie Lehn is co-winner of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in supramolecular chemistry, the science that Xeltis used as the basis for its self-healing implant technology. He is recognized as a pioneer in supramolecular chemistry, a [...]
Diego Braguglia is a Partner at VI Partners, focusing on Healthcare investments. He has over 20 years of experience in life sciences, medical devices and pharmaceuticals in Europe and in the USA. Prior to joining the VC industry, Diego held [...]
Professor Rüdiger Lange is the Medical Director and Director of the Cardiovascular Surgery Department at the German Heart Centre Munich. Professor Lange previously held the role of Director of the Department of Heart and Vascular Surgery at the same institution [...]
Patrick W. Serruys is Professor of Cardiology, National Heart and Lung Institute (NHLI), Imperial College, London. Previous roles include Professor of Interventional Cardiology at the Interuniversity Cardiological Institute of the Netherlands and Director of the Clinical Research Program of the [...]
Dr Gregory Fontana is the National Medical Director for Cardiovascular Research, at the Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, Tennessee. He is also the Director and Chairman of Cardiothoracic Surgery, CardioVascular Institute, Los Robles Hospital and Medical Centre, Thousand Oaks, California [...]
Professor Clemens van Blitterswijk, PhD, is Partner at LSP since 2012. Prior to joining LSP, Professor van Blitterswijkwas the Director of the MIRA Institute for Biomedical Technology and Technical Medicine, a leading bioengineering institute. He holds a position as Professor [...]
Vanessa Malier is a Partner of Kurma Partners since 2013. Prior to Kurma, Malier was Vice President, R&D Strategic Planning at Ipsen, heading project and portfolio management as well as R&D outsourcing. She began her career as a venture analyst [...]
Christian Wenger (Dr. iur., LL.M) is a Partner at law firm Wenger & Vieli, where he specializes in private equity, venture capital and mergers & acquisitions. He is a member of the Executive Committee of SECA (Swiss Private Equity & [...]
