About
Beat Merz is Managing Director of New Harbor Venture Partners and an active business angel with over 22 years as a medtech venture investor at firms including NMT, HBM Healthcare Investments, Ares Lifesciences and AO Invest. He holds a PhD in Biomechanics from ETH Zurich and an MBA from the University of Strathclyde.
Experience
- New Harbor Venture PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2017 — presentSpring Lake, NJ
- Augmedics Ltd.Director / BoD Observercurrent2017 — presentYorkneam, Israel; Chicago, USA
- Trigon Medical AGManaging Directorcurrent2007 — presentZurich/Switzerland
- mininavident AGChairman2014 — 2024Basel/Switzerland
- AO-InvestDirector2016 — 2020Davos/Switzerland
- Synoste OyDirector2018 — 2020Helsinki Area, Finland
- SpineAlignDirector2008 — 2020San Jose, California, United States
- Rockport Venture PartnersManaging Director EU2013 — 2017Zumikon / Switzerland
- CerebralRXDirector2010 — 2016Yehud, Israel
- Southeastern Technologies, Inc.Director2008 — 2014
- BioControl Medical Ltd.Director2003 — 2012Yehud, Israel and New Hope, MN/USA
- Ares LifesciencesPartner2008 — 2010
- Broncus TechnologiesDirector2004 — 2010
- Orthognathics Ltd.Co-Founder and Director2001 — 2009
- DevaxDirector2004 — 2009
- Tensys Medical, IncDirector2004 — 2008
- Thommen Medical AGDirector / Chairman2001 — 2008
- European Tech Tour AssociationVP Selection Committee2008
- Asthmatx, Inc.Director2005 — 2007
- HBM Partners AGInvestment Advisor2003 — 2007
Education
- Strathclyde University, GSBAMaster of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration and Management1996 — 1998
- ETH ZurichDr. sc. techn., Mechanical Engineering1980 — 1993
Skills & more
Strategic Planning7Strategy26Management15Venture Capital38Private Equity10Medical Devices71Start-ups64Product Development14FDA11R&D13Mergers4New Business Development12
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Product LaunchProduct ManagementOrthopedicSurgeryCommercializationMergers & AcquisitionsHealthcareLifesciencesCorporate DevelopmentManufacturingEntrepreneurshipBiotechnologyLanguages English · French · German · Italian
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Colleagues at XR Invest
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Beat Merz work?
- Beat Merz is PhD at XR Invest.
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