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Eric De La Fortelle

Investor

Managing Partner at Cathay Health

Basel Metropolitan Area

About

Eric De La Fortelle is Head of Business Development and Strategy at the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel. He has held roles across scientific research, biotech, pharma, and venture capital, with experience in project evaluation, innovation management, and startup governance.

Experience

  1. Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel (IOB)Head of Business Development and Strategycurrent2025 — present
  2. Cathay HealthManaging Partnercurrent2021 — presentParis - Basel
  3. Ganymed RoboticsBoard Membercurrent2022 — presentParis, Île-de-France, France
  4. Health Opportunities GmbHManaging Directorcurrent2014 — presentBasel, Switzerland
  5. SENSORIONIndependent Board Directorcurrent2015 — presentGreater Montpellier Metropolitan Area
  6. SENSORIONChairman of the Board of Directors2014 — 2015Greater Montpellier Metropolitan Area
  7. SENSORIONSupervisory Board Director2012 — 2013Greater Montpellier Metropolitan Area
  8. Kojin TherapeuticsBoard member representingi Cathay Health2023 — 2025Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  9. IOME BIOBoard Member2021Colmar, Grand Est, France
  10. Dermala Inc.Board member2020 — 2021San Diego, California, United States
  11. Siolta TherapeuticsBoard Member2020 — 2021
  12. Siolta TherapeuticsBoard Observer2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  13. Axial Biotherapeutics, Inc.Board Member2019 — 2021Greater Boston
  14. LiMM TherapeuticsBoard Member2018 — 2021Paris and Lisbon
  15. A-Mansia Biotech SABoard Director2018 — 2021Bruxelles, Belgium
  16. DayTwo Ltd.Board Observer2017 — 2021Tel Aviv District, Israel
  17. Seventure PartnersVenture Partner2014 — 2021Basel, Switzerland
  18. TargEDysBoard Director2016 — 2020
  19. MaaT PharmaBoard Director2014 — 2020Lyon, France
  20. Mint Solutions - MedEyeBoard Director2014 — 2020The Randstad, Netherlands

Education

  1. INSEADMBA, Finance1999
  2. Paris-Sud University (Paris XI)PhD, Biophysics1990 — 1994
  3. IFSBM (Institut de Formation Supérieure Biomédicale)Doctoral Degree, Medical Sciences1990 — 1993
  4. CentraleSupélecIngénieur de l'Ecole Centrale Paris (MSc, Physics)1987 — 1990
  5. Lycée Privé Sainte-Geneviève1985 — 1987

Skills & more

Valuation33Contract Negotiation47Drug Discovery99Technology Transfer97Business Alliances43Biotechnology32Clinical Trials18Antibodies7Start-ups13Strategic Alliances1Biochemistry4Business Strategy15
+12 moreCorporate DevelopmentVenture CapitalLifesciencesOncologyProtein ChemistryLife SciencesBiopharmaceuticalsDrug DevelopmentStrategyManagementLeadershipBiomarkers

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Shared employers

Deals · 5

Ganymed RoboticsSolo GP

via Cathay Health

Initiate StudioSolo GP

via Cathay Health

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