Participants

Aneta (Filipowicz) Sottil
Norgine Ventures

Aneta (Filipowicz) Sottil

Director
Norgine Ventures (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Jukka Aaltonen
Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund

Jukka Aaltonen

Investment Director
Sitra, the Finnish Innovation Fund (Finland)
ICT
Anna Louise Agerup
Endeavour Vision S.A.

Anna Louise Agerup

Intern
Endeavour Vision S.A. (Switzerland)
Youssef Ahmad
Technical & General Ltd

Youssef Ahmad

General Director
Technical & General Ltd (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
William Allan
William Allan

William Allan

CEO
Vascular Flow Technologies Ltd (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Claus Andersson
Sunstone Life Science Ventures

Claus Andersson

Partner
Sunstone Life Science Ventures (Denmark)
Simon Andrews
Octopus Investments

Simon Andrews

Partner
Octopus Investments (United Kingdom)
Tony Askew
Reed Elsevier Ventures

Tony Askew

Managing Director
Reed Elsevier Ventures (United Kingdom)
Vijay Barathan
Peel Hunt

Vijay Barathan

Associate Director Healthcare Investment Banking
Peel Hunt (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Serge Bernasconi
Eucomed

Serge Bernasconi

Eucomed (Belgium)
Life Sciences
Daniel Bertholet
Endeavour Vision S.A.

Daniel Bertholet

Investment Director
Endeavour Vision S.A. (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Rosario Bifulco
Sorin Group

Rosario Bifulco

Chairman
Sorin Group (Italy)
Life Sciences
Medtech
Thomas Bohn
GREATER GENEVA BERNE area (GGBa) - economic development agency

Thomas Bohn

Executive Director
GREATER GENEVA BERNE area (GGBa) - economic development agency (Switzerland)
Dina Chaya
NeoMed Management AS

Dina Chaya

NeoMed Management AS (Norway)
Christopher Coe
CTPartners

Christopher Coe

Managing Partners Head of European Life Sciences & Healthcare
CTPartners (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Jacobo Crespo
NUUBO (Smart Solutions Technologies, S.L)

Jacobo Crespo

Sales and Marketing Director
NUUBO (Smart Solutions Technologies, S.L) (Spain)
Life Sciences
Teresa Cunha
Europe Unlimited

Teresa Cunha

Strategic Advisor
Europe Unlimited (Belgium)
Julie Curran
SEP

Julie Curran

Healthcare group
SEP (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Dave Darsch
CEO Collaborative Forum

Dave Darsch

Founder
CEO Collaborative Forum (Spain)
Ingmar de Gooijer
Eucomed

Ingmar de Gooijer

Director Communications
Eucomed (Belgium)
Life Sciences
Agnes De Guzman
Pictet

Agnes De Guzman

Senior Private Banker
Pictet (United Kingdom)
Janke Dittmer
Gilde Healthcare Partners

Janke Dittmer

General Partner
Gilde Healthcare Partners (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Maciek Drozdz
Entrepreneurs Fund Management LLP

Maciek Drozdz

Investment Manager
Entrepreneurs Fund Management LLP (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Olivier Edwards
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius MNP

Olivier Edwards

Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius MNP (France)
Katie Ellias
Sofinnova Partners

Katie Ellias

Senior Associate
Sofinnova Partners (France)
Life Sciences
Jasper Evers
Deloitte

Jasper Evers

Director Deloitte LifeTrack | Life Sciences Industry
Deloitte (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Thomas Exel
4a medicom GmbH

Thomas Exel

4a medicom GmbH (Austria)
Life Sciences
Sylvia Fauland
4a medicom GmbH

Sylvia Fauland

Director Finance
4a medicom GmbH (Austria)
Caroline Fichtner
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Caroline Fichtner

Senior Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
Graham Foster
Graham Foster

Graham Foster

Chief Technology Officer
Calon Cardio Technology Ltd (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Wilder Fulford
Torreya Partners LLP

Wilder Fulford

Principal
Torreya Partners LLP (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Hugo Gamboa
Plux

Hugo Gamboa

President & CSO
Plux (Portugal)
Miguel Garcia
TechnoPhage

Miguel Garcia

CEO
TechnoPhage (Portugal)
Life Sciences
Katrin Geyskens
Capricorn Partners

Katrin Geyskens

Partner
Capricorn Partners (Belgium)
Life Sciences
Pietrojan Gilardini
Pietrojan Gilardini

Pietrojan Gilardini

CEO
SATIF S.A.M (Monaco)
Life Sciences
Sam Gray
Apposite Capital LLP

Sam Gray

Partner
Apposite Capital LLP (United Kingdom)
Maarten Halma
Deloitte

Maarten Halma

Manager Deloitte LifeTrack
Deloitte (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Giles Hamilton
AccuNostics

Giles Hamilton

CEO
AccuNostics (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Hugo Harrod
MVM Partners LLP

Hugo Harrod

Investment Manager
MVM Partners LLP (United Kingdom)
Medtech
Brian Hashemi
Salus Partners

Brian Hashemi

Partner
Salus Partners (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Daniela Hennig
Daniela Hennig

Daniela Hennig

Quality Management & Regulatory Affairs
Vimecon (Germany)
Life Sciences
Thierry Herbreteau
Eucomed

Thierry Herbreteau

Eucomed board member; President Europe, Middle-East, Africa, Canada St Jude Medical
Eucomed (Belgium)
Mairi Johnson
Mairi Johnson

Mairi Johnson

Executive Director, Europe
Healthbox (United Kingdom)
ICT
Alan Jones
Biotechgate

Alan Jones

Business Development Executive
Biotechgate (Switzerland)
Florian Kemmerich
Olympus Biotech International Ltd

Florian Kemmerich

President
Olympus Biotech International Ltd (Ireland)
Life Sciences
Fahad Khan
Claret Capital Partners

Fahad Khan

Investment Team
Claret Capital Partners (United Kingdom)
Olivier Koechlin
Fraser Finance

Olivier Koechlin

Managing Director
Fraser Finance (United Kingdom)
Natalia Kozmina
Egon Zehnder

Natalia Kozmina

Consultant
Egon Zehnder (United Kingdom)
Tim Lafferty
Global Corporate Venturing

Tim Lafferty

Managing Director
Global Corporate Venturing (United Kingdom)
Elderd Land
Gimv

Elderd Land

Partner
Gimv (Belgium)
Medtech
Life Sciences
Manuel Lanfossi
SpineGuard

Manuel Lanfossi

CFO
SpineGuard (France)
Life Sciences
Thomas Le Doeuff
Euronext

Thomas Le Doeuff

Manager – International Listings
Euronext (Belgium)
Eric Le Royer
Latitude Medical

Eric Le Royer

CEO
Latitude Medical (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Bernard-Pierre Legrand
Juvaplus

Bernard-Pierre Legrand

CEO
Juvaplus (Switzerland)
Luca Leoncini Bartoli
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

Luca Leoncini Bartoli

Manager
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (Italy)
Tara Lloyd
J.P. Morgan (Switzerland)

Tara Lloyd

J.P. Morgan (Switzerland) (Switzerland)
Lisa Macdonald Darsch
CEO Collaborative Forum

Lisa Macdonald Darsch

Founder
CEO Collaborative Forum (Spain)
Life Sciences
Frédéric Martineau
Euronext

Frédéric Martineau

Manager – International Listings
Euronext (Belgium)
Joao Martins
Pathena

Joao Martins

Partner
Pathena (Portugal)
Nathanael Mauclair
Euronext

Nathanael Mauclair

Senior Manager - International Listings
Euronext (Belgium)
Life Sciences
Bernhard Mohr
Evonik Venture Capital

Bernhard Mohr

Managing Director
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Christopher Mott
OpenStrategic

Christopher Mott

Principal
OpenStrategic (United States)
Antonio Murta
Pathena SGPS S.A.

Antonio Murta

Managing Partner
Pathena SGPS S.A. (Portugal)
Karl Naegler
Gimv

Karl Naegler

Partner Venture Capital
Gimv (Belgium)
Life Sciences
Aristotelis Nastos
NRW Bank

Aristotelis Nastos

Investment Manager
NRW Bank (Germany)
Morten Nielsen
CTPartners

Morten Nielsen

Managing Partner, Global Head of Life Sciences & Healthcare Practice
CTPartners (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Walter Palma
Caixa Capital

Walter Palma

Director
Caixa Capital (Portugal)
Xavier Pardo
-

Xavier Pardo

International Medical Device Executive
- (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Maurizio PetitBon
Kreos Capital

Maurizio PetitBon

General Partner
Kreos Capital (United Kingdom)
Nicola Pisano
Foley & Lardner LLP

Nicola Pisano

Partner
Foley & Lardner LLP (United States)
Life Sciences
Nigel Pitchford
Imperial Innovations

Nigel Pitchford

Chief Investment Officer
Imperial Innovations (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Steven Powell
Gilde Healthcare Partners

Steven Powell

UK Representative
Gilde Healthcare Partners (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Nur Puri Purini
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A.

Nur Puri Purini

Senior Manager - Venture
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. (Italy)
Thom Rasche
Earlybird Venture Capital

Thom Rasche

Partner
Earlybird Venture Capital (Germany)
Medtech
Guglielmo Ravalli
Banca IMI

Guglielmo Ravalli

Vice President, ECM International at Banca IMI
Banca IMI (United Kingdom)
Mark Redshaw
Evonik Venture Capital

Mark Redshaw

Investment Director
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Bleddyn Rees
Wragge & Co LLP

Bleddyn Rees

Partner
Wragge & Co LLP (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Elizabeth Roper
Elizabeth Roper

Elizabeth Roper

Partner
Rock Spring Ventures (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Pennina Safer
Medica Venture Partners

Pennina Safer

General Partner
Medica Venture Partners (Israel)
Josep Ll Sanfeliu
Ysios Capital Partners SGECR, SA

Josep Ll Sanfeliu

Founding Partner
Ysios Capital Partners SGECR, SA (Spain)
Diana Saraceni
360° Capital Partners

Diana Saraceni

General Partner
360° Capital Partners (Italy)
Raquel Sebastian
Pictet

Raquel Sebastian

Director
Pictet (United Kingdom)
Achim Simons
Ivy Sports Medicine GmbH

Achim Simons

Managing Director
Ivy Sports Medicine GmbH (Germany)
Life Sciences
Jim Steel
Peel Hunt

Jim Steel

Director
Peel Hunt (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Pietro Strada
Torch Partners

Pietro Strada

Managing Director
Torch Partners (United Kingdom)
Mikael Strindlund
Lundbeckfond Ventures

Mikael Strindlund

Senior Partner
Lundbeckfond Ventures (Denmark)
Ninja Struye De Swielande
Group Pictet

Ninja Struye De Swielande

Head of Entrepreneur Services & Marketing
Group Pictet (Switzerland)
Satoko Suenaga
Sony Innovation Fund

Satoko Suenaga

Project Analyst
Sony Innovation Fund (United Kingdom)
Andrew Tamworth
CFC Underwriting Ltd

Andrew Tamworth

Life Science Underwriter
CFC Underwriting Ltd (United Kingdom)
Davide Turco
Atlante Ventures

Davide Turco

Head of Atlante Ventures Fund
Atlante Ventures (Italy)
Cédric van Rijckevorsel
IDS Capital

Cédric van Rijckevorsel

Director
IDS Capital (Switzerland)
Tom Vanhoutte
Capricorn Partners

Tom Vanhoutte

Chief Financial Officer
Capricorn Partners (Belgium)
Life Sciences
Joao Vasconcelos
SmartSensing Medical Solutions

Joao Vasconcelos

CEO
SmartSensing Medical Solutions (Portugal)
Life Sciences
Martin Velasco
Anecova

Martin Velasco

Founder & Chairman
Anecova (Switzerland)
Martin Walton
Excalibur Group

Martin Walton

CEO
Excalibur Group (United Kingdom)
Andrew Weiss
Andrew Weiss

Andrew Weiss

President & CEO
ReCor Medical (United States)
Life Sciences
Lucinda Williams
Oamps Special Risks

Lucinda Williams

Associate Director
Oamps Special Risks (United Kingdom)
Kalle Åström
Finnvera plc

Kalle Åström

Manager
Finnvera plc (Finland)