Chris Thoen
InvestorChairman of the Scientific Advisory Board & IC Member (PeakBridge Growth II) at PeakBridge VC
New Albany, Ohio, United States
About
Chris Thoen is an R&D executive with over 35 years of technical and innovation leadership experience across AgTech (Plant Genetic Systems), consumer goods (Procter & Gamble), flavors and fragrances (Givaudan), and food and beverage (Bühler) industries, as well as in startup ecosystems. He holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Antwerp, Belgium, and is named as an inventor on more than 80 patents and patent applications.
Invests in
AgTechFoodTech
Experience
- CurioCT LLCFounder & Presidentcurrent2018 — presentNew Albany, Ohio, USA
- PeakBridge VCInvestment Committee Member & Chairman of Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentNew Albany, Ohio, United States
- UmminoNon Executive Board Membercurrent2025 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
- Sleepiz AGMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2018 — presentZürich Area, Switzerland
- Sleepiz AGNon Executive Board Member2019 — 2021Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
- New ForgeNon Executive Board Membercurrent2020 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
- The Riverside CompanyMember of the Flavor & Specialty Ingredient Industry Advisory Boardcurrent2019 — presentCleveland, Ohio, United States
- MassChallengeIndustry Mentor to Start-Upscurrent2016 — presentRenens - Switzerland
- C-Suite Consulting-Partners GroupSenior Partner Innovation / R&D2018 — 2025Columbus, Ohio & Wilmington, North Carolina
- SMARTDISTAP Scientific Advisory Board Member2018 — 2025Singapore
- entrinsic bioscienceChief Innovation Officer/Advisor2022 — 2024Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
- Bühler GroupDirector North America Innovation2019 — 2021Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
- VindaraMember Of The Board Of Advisors2018 — 2021Durham, North Carolina
- MassChallenge SwitzerlandBoard Member MC CH Association2017 — 2018Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- EIT FANCompany representative to the EIT Food Accelerator Network2018Europe
- EIT FoodMember Of The Supervisory Board - CLC West2017 — 2018Brussels Metropolitan Area
- GivaudanHead of Global Science and Technology - Chief Technology Innovation Officer2015 — 2018Zurich, Switzerland
- GivaudanSr. VP / Global Head Science & Technology, Flavour Division2011 — 2016Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Procter & GambleManaging Director / VP, Global Open Innovation Office, Global Business Development2009 — 2011Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Procter & GambleCorporate Function R&D Director / VP Innovation & Knowledge Management2009 — 2011Cincinnati Metropolitan Area
Education
- University of AntwerpPhD, Biochemistry1982 — 1986
- University of AntwerpMaster's Degree in Science, Chemistry - Biochemistry1978 — 1982
- Sint-Franciscus High School St-NiklaasWetenschappelijke Studies, Sciences1972 — 1978
Skills & more
Open Innovation99Innovation Management99Product Development99Consumer Products99R&D99Product Innovation99Entrepreneurship99Cross-functional Team Leadership99Change Management45Research and Development (R&D)49Competitive Analysis41Business Strategy37
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CommercializationFMCGProject ManagementCustomer InsightNew Business DevelopmentTechnology TransferProgram ManagementChemistryStrategyManagementLeadershipStrategic PlanningLanguages Dutch · English · French · German
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sleepiz AG1
Also worked at The Riverside Company20
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CTO, Partner at PeakBridge VC
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Erich Sieber
Founding General Partner at PeakBridge VC
Gianluca Vitale
Associate at PeakBridge VC
Juliette Nille
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Martina Pace
Partner, COO & Head of Impact at PeakBridge VC
Matthias de Kock
Principal at PeakBridge VC
Miriam Ueberall
Turing Labs AI; Ex-R&D at Flora Food Group, Kraft Heinz, Unilever at PeakBridge VC














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