Selection Panel Members

All companies joining the European Healthtech Investment Forum 2023 will be selected by the Selection Panel. This Selection Panel is responsible for nominating companies and will select the best companies to take part in the programme. 

Sami Ahvenniemi

General Partner

Vendep Capital (Finland)

Digital Health

Konstantin Andreyev

CIO

Zitrono Family Office (Germany)

Digital Health

Boris Bernstein

Partner, Venture Capital

MIG Capital AG (Germany)

Digital Health

Medtech

Guillaume Blavier

VC

Omnes Capital (France)

Biotech

Medtech

Lifesciences

Harry Brade

Partner

M&M Growth Partners (Finland)

Digital Health

Lien Callens

Investment Principal

imec.xpand (Belgium)

Digital Health

Medtech

William Cardwell

Courage Ventures Management Oy (Finland)

Digital Health

Pedro Castel-Branco

Armilar Venture Partners (Portugal)

Digital Health

Barbara Castellano

Investor

Panakès Partners (Italy)

Medtech

Cihat Cengiz

Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures (Germany)

Digital Health

Tony Chang

Senior Business Developer

BioInnovation Institute Fonden (Denmark)

Digital Health

Antonia Eneh

Investment Manager

Wave Ventures (Finland)

Digital Health

Imran Hamid

LifeArc Ventures (United Kingdom)

Digital Health

Philipp Harnischfeger

Arve Capital (Germany)

Digital Health

Medtech

Miao He

Senior Associate

Hadean Ventures (Norway)

Biotech

Lifesciences

Meri Helleranta

Partner

Courage Ventures Management Oy (Finland)

Digital Health

Peter Hlavnicka

R3i Ventures (Singapore)

Digital Health

Medtech

Lifesciences

Karl-Fredrik Johannesson

Investment Manager

Sciety (Sweden)

Digital Health

Joni Karsikas

Investment Director

Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment) (Finland)

Digital Health

Medtech

Miia Kaye

Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment) (Finland)

Biotech

Lifesciences

Sigvards Krongorns

Verge HealthTech Fund (Singapore)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Medtech

Marko Kuisma

Partner

Innovestor Life Science Fund (Finland)

Digital Health

Biotech

Medtech

Takenori Kumagai

Tech scouting

JX Advanced Metals Corporation (Germany)

Lauri Kuronen

CEO, Denmark unit

LKP-Invest (Finland)

Biotech

Medtech

Petri Laine

Managing Partner

Innovestor Ventures (Finland)

Digital Health

Medtech

Lifesciences

Wlodek Laskowski

Human Alfa (Poland)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Mikko Leino

Partner

M&M Growth Partners (Finland)

Digital Health

Dominik Leisi

Senior Investment Associate

Atlantic Bridge (Ireland)

diagnositics

Medtech

Digital Health

Gabriela Leza

Investment Manager at Wille Finance AG

Wille Finance AG (Switzerland)

diagnositics

Biotech

Medtech

Staffan Lindstrand

Partner

HealthCap (Sweden)

Medtech

Lifesciences

Rana Lonnen

Managing Director, dRx Capital

Novartis (Switzerland)

Medtech

Kaius Löfgren

Invesdor ltd (Germany)

diagnositics

Biotech

Medtech

Amine MAROUF

Kurma Partners (France)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Biotech

Aleksander Mokrecki

Investment Director

Tangent Line Ventures (Poland)

Digital Health

Medtech

Erki Mölder

Managing Partner

Health Founders (Estonia)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Medtech

Christine Müller

Principal

kineo finance AG (Switzerland)

diagnositics

Medtech

Aristotelis Nastos

Investment Manager

NRW Bank (Germany)

Biotech

Lifesciences

Leena Niemistö

Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors

Pihlajalinna (Finland)

Medtech

Lifesciences

Shinichi Nikkuni

Managing Partner

NordicNinjaVC (Finland)

Digital Health

Cedric Odje

Investment Associate

Debiopharm Innovation Fund (Switzerland)

Digital Health

Tugrul Ozdemir

Associate

Novo Seeds (Denmark)

Biotech

Lifesciences

Shamik Parekh

Investor

Octopus Ventures (United Kingdom)

Digital Health

Medtech

Jarkko Penttilä

Bedrock (Finland)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Medtech

Kustaa Piha

CEO and Investor in Healthcare and Medtech

Athensmed Oy (Finland)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Medtech

Filip Pintelon

Capricorn Partners (Belgium)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Medtech

Juho Risku

Co-Founder & Partner

Butterfly Ventures (Finland)

diagnositics

Medtech

Giovanni Rizzo

Partner & Key Manager Biotech Fund at Indaco Venture Partners

Indaco Venture Partners (Italy)

Biotech

Lifesciences

Juha Ruohonen

Founding Partner

Superhero Capital (Finland)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Eeva Salminen

Senior Director, Health & Consumer business

Business Finland (Finland)

Medtech

Lifesciences

Maria Severina

CEO, Angel Investor

Almaral (Finland)

Biotech

Lifesciences

Catello Somma

Associate

TVM Capital (Germany)

Biotech

Lifesciences

Leesa Soulodre

General Partner

R3i Ventures (Singapore)

Digital Health

Nicolas Stalder

Senior Investment Associate

Debiopharm Innovation Fund (Switzerland)

Digital Health

Luc Starmans

Brightlands Venture Partners (Netherlands)

diagnositics

Digital Health

Biotech

Mikko Suonenlahti

Chairperson of Board

Icebreaker VC (Finland)

Biotech

Lifesciences

Marie Tai

Hitachi Ventures (Germany)

Digital Health

Biotech

Medtech

Thomas Tan

Principal

Sound Bioventures (Sweden)

Biotech

Fei Tian

Yabeo Capital (Germany)

Digital Health

Ralph BMH van Aken

BD Director EMEA

Medtronic (Switzerland)

diagnositics

Medtech

Louise Warme

Corporate Venture Capital Director

Werfen (Spain)

diagnositics

Medtech

Hongjin Zhang

Bepsun Eurotech Investment Oy (Finland)

Digital Health