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Gabriel E. Leventhal
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…
Manuel Banz
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…
Jolanda Minder
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…
Sophie Mathys
PhD / Head Regulatory & Quality
Sophie is bringing the company’s innovative candidate products along the regulatory path towards use in patients.
Florian Rosenthal
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.
Christophe Lacroix
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…
Lukas Schüpbach
MSc / Member of the Executive Team
Lukas Schüpbach entered the microbiome market as CEO of Bacthera from 2020–2023. He developed the joint venture between Lonza & Chr. Hansen to become the leading…