Michael is a partner at Sofinnova and 20+ years of experience from the biotech industry in leading business development roles. He also worked in a consulting firm advising on strategic R&D and organizational issues. Michael is an engineer who graduated from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris and holds a PhD in organic chemistry from Paris X Orsay University.

Karim is the inventor of EnginZyme’s foundational technology, and CEO and co-founder of EnginZyme. He holds a PhD from KTH and a Postdoc from Stockholm university.

Frederique has more than 20 years of experience in the food, perfume and cosmetic industries. She has held several key technical and commercial positions at the major fragrance companies IFF and Givaudan and is currently New Business Development Partner at the latter. Frederique holds a PhD in biotechnology from the University of Bourgogne.

Martin has a background from McKinsey and is a serial entrepreneur with 15+ years of experience in growth investments. He co-founded Vitamin Well and Unifaun and has over the last 15 years invested in 20+ growth companies across the world, including two current unicorns. He holds a Master from Stockholm School of Economics and a CEMS Master from Vienna University.

Patrik Sobocki is an investment director with Industrifonden and has more than 20 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur in deep tech start-ups and executive leadership roles in global healthcare and life sciences companies. He holds a Master of Science in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics, a Master in international management from the Community of European Management Schools, and serves as an Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet.

Alex is an investment manager at Navigare Ventures. He has several years of experience in deep tech ventures and has been working in the private equity and venture capital industry since 2018. Alex holds an MSc in biotechnology engineering and a PhD in engineering physics from Uppsala University.