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Chris Thoen

Investor

Chairman 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

  1. CurioCT LLCFounder & Presidentcurrent2018 — presentNew Albany, Ohio, USA
  2. PeakBridge VCInvestment Committee Member & Chairman of Scientific Advisory Boardcurrent2022 — presentNew Albany, Ohio, United States
  3. UmminoNon Executive Board Membercurrent2025 — presentDurham, North Carolina, United States
  4. Sleepiz AGMember of the Advisory Boardcurrent2018 — presentZürich Area, Switzerland
  5. Sleepiz AGNon Executive Board Member2019 — 2021Zürich, Canton of Zürich, Switzerland
  6. New ForgeNon Executive Board Membercurrent2020 — presentCharlotte, North Carolina, United States
  7. The Riverside CompanyMember of the Flavor & Specialty Ingredient Industry Advisory Boardcurrent2019 — presentCleveland, Ohio, United States
  8. MassChallengeIndustry Mentor to Start-Upscurrent2016 — presentRenens - Switzerland
  9. C-Suite Consulting-Partners GroupSenior Partner Innovation / R&D2018 — 2025Columbus, Ohio & Wilmington, North Carolina
  10. SMARTDISTAP Scientific Advisory Board Member2018 — 2025Singapore
  11. entrinsic bioscienceChief Innovation Officer/Advisor2022 — 2024Norwood, Massachusetts, United States
  12. Bühler GroupDirector North America Innovation2019 — 2021Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area
  13. VindaraMember Of The Board Of Advisors2018 — 2021Durham, North Carolina
  14. MassChallenge SwitzerlandBoard Member MC CH Association2017 — 2018Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
  15. EIT FANCompany representative to the EIT Food Accelerator Network2018Europe
  16. EIT FoodMember Of The Supervisory Board - CLC West2017 — 2018Brussels Metropolitan Area
  17. GivaudanHead of Global Science and Technology - Chief Technology Innovation Officer2015 — 2018Zurich, Switzerland
  18. GivaudanSr. VP / Global Head Science & Technology, Flavour Division2011 — 2016Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  19. Procter & GambleManaging Director / VP, Global Open Innovation Office, Global Business Development2009 — 2011Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
  20. Procter & GambleCorporate Function R&D Director / VP Innovation & Knowledge Management2009 — 2011Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. University of AntwerpPhD, Biochemistry1982 — 1986
  2. University of AntwerpMaster's Degree in Science, Chemistry - Biochemistry1978 — 1982
  3. 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
+12 moreCommercializationFMCGProject ManagementCustomer InsightNew Business DevelopmentTechnology TransferProgram ManagementChemistryStrategyManagementLeadershipStrategic Planning

Languages Dutch · English · French · German

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