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Bernard Peperstraete

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Executive at Acuamark Diagnostics · Co-Founder and CEO at Acuamark Dx

Brooklyn, New York, United States

FoundedAcuamark Dx

Kauffman Fellow · Class 11

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Bernard Peperstraete is cofounder and CEO of Acuamark Diagnostics, Inc., a company focused on blood-based early cancer detection, and has worked in the life sciences sector for over 20 years. He previously ran ACT Biotech, a cancer pharmaceutical company acquired by Eddingpharm, and spent nearly a decade in healthcare venture capital, most recently as a Partner at NGN Capital, in addition to serving on the boards of Exosome Diagnostics, ACT Biotech, and Potentia Pharma. Earlier in his career he worked at Novartis in Basel, served as a Deputy Director at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore and managed the HIV business unit at Bristol Myers Squibb Singapore; he holds an MBA from Harvard and trained as a physician in Tropical Medicine.

Executive at Acuamark Diagnostics

Co-Founder and CEO at Acuamark Dx

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Experience

  1. Acuamark Diagnostics, Inc.Cofounder & CEOcurrent2014 — presentNew York, NY
  2. VISUM Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Cofounder & Director2021 — 2026Connecticut, United States
  3. ACT Biotech, Inc.Board Director2013 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  4. ACT Biotech, Inc.Acting President & CEO2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area / Silicon Valley
  5. Exosome Diagnostics, Inc.Board Observer2010 — 2015New York City
  6. NGN CapitalPartner2008 — 2015New York, United States
  7. Kauffman FellowsKauffman Fellows Program2006 — 2008Palo Alto, California, United States
  8. Apellis PharmaceuticalsDirector2006 — 2007Louisville, Kentucky, United States
  9. MASA Life Sciences VenturesPrincipal2005 — 2007Washington DC-Baltimore Area
  10. NovartisMBA Intern, Global Marketing, Neurosciences2004Basel, Basel, Switzerland
  11. Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte LtdDeputy Director2002 — 2003Singapore, Singapore
  12. Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte LtdCo-founder, Director of Operations - Infectious Diseases Research Center2000 — 2002Singapore
  13. Bristol Myers SquibbProduct Executice, HIV & Anti-infectives1999 — 2000Singapore, Singapore
  14. St Gillisweert Hospital and Beveren HospitalResident Physician1998 — 1999Belgium

Skills & more

Innovation ManagementCreative StrategyMedical Devices32Venture Capital32Start-ups29Biopharmaceuticals15Healthcare10Molecular DiagnosticsCRM1Biotechnology6Business Development7Business Strategy5
+8 moreCROClinical ResearchLifesciencesLife SciencesClinical DevelopmentDrug DiscoveryEntrepreneurshipCorporate Development

Languages Dutch · English · French

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Who is Bernard Peperstraete?
Bernard Peperstraete is cofounder and CEO of Acuamark Diagnostics, Inc., a company focused on blood-based early cancer detection, and has worked in the life sciences sector for over 20 years. He previously ran ACT Biotech, a cancer pharmaceutical company acquired by Eddingpharm, and spent nearly a decade in healthcare venture capital, most recently as a Partner at NGN Capital, in addition to serving on the boards of Exosome Diagnostics, ACT Biotech, and Potentia Pharma. Earlier in his career he worked at Novartis in Basel, served as a Deputy Director at Tan Tock Seng Hospital in Singapore and managed the HIV business unit at Bristol Myers Squibb Singapore; he holds an MBA from Harvard and trained as a physician in Tropical Medicine.
Where does Bernard Peperstraete work?
Bernard Peperstraete is Co-Founder and CEO of Acuamark Dx and Executive at Acuamark Diagnostics.
What companies did Bernard Peperstraete found?
Bernard Peperstraete founded Acuamark Dx.
Where did Bernard Peperstraete go to school?
Bernard Peperstraete studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) (Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Medicine); Abdijschool Van Zevenkerken (High School).

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