PhD / CEO / Board Member
With more than ten years of studying the intestinal microbiota and over 5 years developing PharmaBiome as its founding CEO, Tomas is an expert in the microbiome and its place in human health…

PhD / CSO / Lead R&D
Gabriel is an expert in quantitative systems biology with an interdisciplinary profile spanning microbial ecology and evolution, population biology, computational biology, and statistics…

MSc / COO
After graduating in microbiology from the ETH Zurich, Manuel spent more than 10 years in private banking and consulting, gaining a deep knowledge of the aspects essential to…

MSc / Head Legal & IP
After obtaining her degrees as a lawyer and a chemist, Jolanda consolidated her knowledge in a master’s program in IP management…

PhD / Head Regulatory & Quality
Sophie is bringing the company’s innovative candidate products along the regulatory path towards use in patients.

PhD / Head CMC and R&D Operations
Trained as a biochemist, Florian co-founded his first startup project after completing his PhD in protein characterization at the University of Zurich. In 2016, he joined PharmaBiome as director of operations, to drive the development and implementation of analytic and production technologies.

BSc / Lab Manager
Angela holds a BSc in Biotechnology from ZHAW and has extensive experience as a laboratory technician and research associate, focusing on …

Operations Assistant
With her broad experience as operations assistant and her client oriented mindset, Carmen enables the frictionless operation of PharmBiome’s scullery services …

MSc / Research Associate
Héloïse holds an MSc in Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology from EPFL. She brings experience in metabolomics and microbiome research from her time at Nestlé Research…

PhD / Scientist
Matthias is an expert in the metabolism and physiology of diverse bacteria from host-associated, marine, and soil environments. He enjoys distilling insights from large datasets and consolidating literature...

Operations Assistant
As operations assistant, Rocío strongly supports the management of the scullery to deliver high quality services for internal and external clients.

PhD / Scientist
Aline holds a PhD in Microbial Biotechnology from ETH Zurich, focusing on gut microbiome ecology and in vitro modeling. During her doctoral studies, she developed a multidisciplinary skillset involving microbiology, biotechnology, and bioinformatics.

PhD / Scientist

Mathieu is an expert in upstream bioprocess development for multi-strain gut bacterial consortia. His expertise builds upon experience gained at the gut-brain axis lab…

PhD / Scientist
Alice developed expertise in host metabolism and nutrition during her PhD research at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium, where she focused on the role of gut microbiota…

Dr. / Chairman of the Board
Erich founded Cedrus Therapeutics Inc. in May 2008 to develop novel therapeutic concepts and medicines. He is also an independent board member of several biotech companies including…

Dr. med. / Board and SAB member
Cristina has over 20 years of experience in drug development. She served in different international leadership and strategic positions in Roche where she led global development of several compounds from phase I to IV.

Prof. em. Dr. Ing. / Scientific Founder / SAB Member / Member of the Executive Team
Christophe Lacroix is professor emeritus of Food Biotechnology at ETH Zurich and a world-leading expert in food biotechnology and the production of beneficial microbes…

BSc / MSc / Board Member
Alexey has an engineering background that he completed with a finance education. With over 15 years of experience and senior management positions in banking and…

Prof. Dr. Med. Dr. Phil / Scientific Founder / Head of the SAB
Head of the Clinic of Gastroenterology at University Hospital Zurich with over 25 years of clinical experience, Gerhard Rogler is a world renowned expert in his field…

MD / PhD / Board Member
Dr. James Strait is a distinguished Cardiologist-Scientist and pharmaceutical leader specializing in therapeutic management and medical affairs. As Chief Medical Officer at Ferring Pharmaceuticals, he oversees global operations in microbiome…