About
Damien Tappy is co-founder, President and Managing Partner of Endeavour Vision, with over two decades in entrepreneurship and venture capital across information technology, telecommunications and medical technology. Before founding Endeavour in 2000, he was founder and Director of the Start-up and Spin-off Program at EPFL in Lausanne and served as an expert for new venture creation at the Swiss CTI in Bern. He holds a business degree (MTE) from IMD, an MEng in Micro-technology from EPFL, and earlier worked on medical imaging projects with the Stanford Research Institute.
Invests in
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Experience
- Endeavour VisionFounder, President & Managing Partnercurrent2000 — present
- Hôpital de La TourMember of the Boardcurrent2018 — presentGeneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- MedartisMember of the Boardcurrent2018 — presentZurich, Switzerland
- Polares MedicalMember of the Boardcurrent2017 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CeQurMember of the Boardcurrent2008 — presentGreater Boston
- L'ENFANCEChairman Of The Boardcurrent2007 — presentGreater Reims Area
- SymetisMember of the Board2010 — 2017
- eyeP Media SAChairman Of The Board2003 — 2012
- GeneSystemsChairman Of The Board2006 — 2008Greater Rennes Metropolitan Area
- BitplaneChairman Of The Board2002 — 2008Zurich, Switzerland
- CIRPACKMember of the Board2002 — 2005Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
- EPFL Spin-Off & Start-up ProgramFounder & Managing Director1997 — 2000Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Education
- EPFLMSc Engineering, Microtechnology1988 — 1994
- IMDMastering Technology entreprise (MTE)1998 — 1999
- SRI International (Stanford Research Institute)International Fellow1994 — 1995
Skills & more
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Board RelationsStrategic HiringChange ManagementGrowth StrategiesProduct DevelopmentProduct LaunchClinical TrialsRegulatory AffairsLanguages English · French
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Same school
Also attended EPFL47
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Also attended IMD137
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Shared employers
Also worked at Endeavour Vision7
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Also worked at CeQur1
Also worked at CIRPACK1
Investments
Board seats
BitplaneCeQurCirpackGeneSystemsMedartisPolaresPolares MedicalSymetis
Investor
EndoartLumeonNFocusNuvairaOncoethixPneumRxRelievantSOPHiA GENETICSV-WaveVentureMedVertiflex
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