Faculty
Thierry Abribat, Ph.D.
CEO
Amolyt
Khatereh Ahmadi, Ph.D.
Head of European Search and Evaluation
MSD
Arnaud Autret, Ph.D.
Principal and Head of European Operations
Illumina Ventures
Dani Bach
Partner
+ND Capital
Rita Balice-Gordon, Ph.D.
CEO
Muna Therapeutics
Gil Bar-Nahum, Ph.D.
Managing Director
Jefferies International
Laurence Barker, Ph.D.
Partner
Dementia Discovery Fund
Mark Barrett, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & CEO
APC Ltd.
Daniela Begolo, Ph.D.
Managing Director
EQT Life Sciences
Joshua Berlin
Head of Business Development
BioCentury Inc.
Karen Bernstein, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & Chairman
BioCentury Inc.
Julia Berretta, Ph.D.
CEO & Director
Genespire Srl
Maina Bhaman
Partner
Sofinnova Partners
Jeanne Bolger, MB BCh BAO
Venture Partner
Seroba
Roel Bulthuis
Managing Partner
Syncona Investment Management Ltd.
Loretto Callaghan
CEO
Vzarii Therapeutics Ltd.
Andre Choulika, Ph.D
Chairman & CEO
Cellectis SA
Bianca Coulter
Founder & CEO
Coulter Partners
Daniel Crowley
Co-Founder & CEO
Remedy Biologics
Sharon Cunningham
Co-Founder & CEO
Shorla Oncology
Geoffroy De Ribains
Managing Partner
AdBio Partners
Arno de Wilde, M.D., Ph.D.
Partner
EQT Life Sciences
Lynn Durham
CEO and Founder
Stalicla S.A.
David English
VP, Business Development & Licensing
Poolbeg Pharma Plc
David Evans
Investment Director
Roche Venture Fund
Lucia Faccio
Partner
Sofinnova Partners
Simone Fishburn, Ph.D.
Vice President & Editor in Chief
BioCentury Inc.
David Flores
Co-Founder, President & CEO
BioCentury Inc.
Arthur Franken
General Partner
Gilde Healthcare
Bobby Gaspar, M.D., Ph.D.
CEO
Orchard Therapeutics
Hakan Goker, Ph.D.
Managing Director
M Ventures
Morten Graugaard Døssing
Partner
Novo Holdings
Ivan Griffin, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & COO
Benevolent AI
Stephen Hansen
Director of Biopharma Intelligence
BioCentury Inc.
Thomas Harth
Principal
Ysios Capital
Rudiger Herrmann, Ph.D.
Partner
Squire Patton Boggs
James Huang
Founding Managing Partner, Panacea Healthcare Venture &
Managing Partner, KPCB China
Tony Humphreys
Head of Regulatory Science and Innovation Task Force
European Medicines Agency
Alicia Irurzun-Lafitte
Partner
UCB Ventures
Joël Jean-Mairet, Ph.D.
Managing Partner
Ysios Capital
Danuta Jeziorska, Ph.D.
CEO & Founder
Nucleome Therapeutics
Darren Ji, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO
Elpiscience Biopharma Inc.
Andreas Jurgeit
Partner
GIMV Life Sciences
Frank Kalkbrenner, Ph.D.
Global Head
Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund
Vanessa King
CEO
Tenpoint Therapeutics
Aidan King
Managing Partner & Co-Founder
Fountain Healthcare Partners
Therese Kinsella, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
ATXA Therapeutics Ltd.
Christoph Kocher
Associate, Life Sciences
Gimv, and Board Member, YVC Collective
Guillem Laporta
Partner
Ysios Capital
Christian Leisner, Ph.D.
Co-Founder & CEO
CDR-Life
Stephanie Leouzon
Partner
Stifel
Therese Maria Liechtenstein, Ph.D.
Investment Director
M Ventures
Nanna Lüneborg, Ph.D.
General Partner
Forbion
Joseph Lydon, Ph.D.
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Allan Marchington, Ph.D.
Managing Director & Head of Life Sciences
Intermediate Capital Group plc
Mary Martin, Ph.D.
Chair
Avectas Ltd.
Donnie McGrath
Venture Partner
Orbimed Advisors
Ellie McGuire
Partner
Polaris Partners
Jennifer McMahon
Partner, Seroba and
International Chair, Level 20 Europe
Rachel Mears
Partner
Jeito Capital
Paul Miller
VP, Business Development, Europe and APAC
Advanced Clinical
Graham Mills, Ph.D.
Investment Manager
Abingworth
Bruno Montanari
Partner
Seroba
Edwin Moses, Ph.D.
Chairman
Achilles Therapeutics, Avantium NV and LabGenius
Alan O'Connell, Ph.D.
Partner
Seroba
Luke O'Neill, Ph.D.
Chair, BioChemistry, Trinity College Dublin
and former Co-Founder & CSO, Inflazome Ltd.
Bill Oldham
Chairman & CFO
AscellaHealth
Tania Papkovskaia, Ph.D.
Senior Associate
Fountain Healthcare Partners
Eric Pierce
Publisher
BioCentury Inc.
Emily Pilkington
Director
SVB UK
Ena Prosser, Ph.D.
Partner
Fountain Healthcare Partners
Henrijette Richter, Ph.D.
Managing Partner
Sofinnova Partners
Elena Ritsou, Ph.D.
Chief Corporate Officer
VectorY Therapeutics B.V.
Siobhan Roche
Director of Science for the Economy
Science Foundation Ireland
Kieran Rooney, Ph.D.
former VP, Strategic Alliances and Licensing
Amryt Pharma
Riad Sherif, M.D.
CEO
Oculis
Naveed Siddiqi, MBBS
Senior Partner
Novo Holdings
Adam Soller
Managing Director
Oxford Finance LLC
Bobby G. Soni, Ph.D.
CBO
BioInnovation Institute
Paul Peter Tak, M.D., Ph.D.
President and CEO
Candel Therapeutics Inc.
Nathalie Ter Wengel, Ph.D.
European Lead Worldwide Business Development
Pfizer
Jose Terencio, Ph.D.
VP, Grifols Innovation And New Technologies (GIANT);
CEO Araclon
Nicola Thompson, Ph.D.
CEO
Amphista Therapeutics
Karen Tkach Tuzman, Ph.D.
Director of Biopharma Intelligence
BioCentury Inc.
Rafaèle Tordjman, M.D., Ph.D.
Founder & CEO
Jeito Capital
Martin Turner, Ph.D.
Head of Policy and Public Affairs
BIA (U.K. BioIndustry Association)
Benoît van den Hove
Head of Listing, Belgium
Euronext
Lisbeth van Ruijssevelt, Ph.D.
Engagement Manager
McKinsey & Company
Bonnie van Wilgenburg
Principal
Monograph Capital Advisors, and Board Member YVC Collective
Kurt von Emster
Managing Partner and Head of Life Sciences
Abingworth
Andreas Wallnoefer, Ph.D.
Partner
Jeito Capital
Erica Whittaker, Ph.D.
VP & Head
UCB Ventures
Kathleen M. Williams, Ph.D.
Partner & Chair, Life Sciences
Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP
Alexandra Zemp, Ph.D.
Partner
McKinsey & Company
Fangning ZHANG
Partner
McKinsey & Co.
Dan Zhang, M.D.
Co-Chairman
Hillgene