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Paolo OrsattiunlockedLorenzo: together at Hive Power (2024–2026)
×5Lorenzo: together at University of Lausanne - UNIL
Lorenzo: together at BigOmics
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About
Serial entrepreneur and founder of several biomedical companies in the US and Europe, with deep experience in drug development, academic research and venture capital. He was the founding managing director of southern Switzerland's innovation agency (Agire) and started Agire Invest, now TiVentures. He holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Lausanne and was an assistant professor at UCSD's Department of Medicine working in immunology and oncology.
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Managing Partner (founding CEO of Agire) at Tiventures
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Experience
- InkVivo Technologies AGMember Board of Directorscurrent2025 — presentLugano
- Hive PowerMember Board of Directorscurrent2024 — presentLugano
- Creadd VenturesFounder and Managing Partnercurrent2024 — presentLugano
- Hoxell, The Hospitality Operations PlatformMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentLugano, Ticino, Switzerland
- Aesyra SABoard Membercurrent2023 — presentLausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
- Tiventures SAManaging Partnercurrent2016 — presentTicino, Switzerland
- BigOmics AnalyticsMember Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- ArtificialyChairman of the Boardcurrent2020 — presentLugano, Ticino, Switzerland
- Industrie Biomediche Insubri SAChairman Of The Boardcurrent2018 — presentTicino, Switzerland
- Gain TherapeuticsCo-Foundercurrent2017 — presentBethesda, Maryland, United States
- BioPharmaTi LtdFounder and CEOcurrent2016 — presentSwitzerland
- Elion Oncology IncFounder and CEOcurrent2016 — presentBethesda, Maryland
- Oculox TechnologiesFounder2010 — 2020Bioggio, Switzerland
- Fondazione AGIRE | Tecnopolo TicinoGeneral Manager, Managing Partner2011 — 2016
- Actus AdvisoryPartner and Founder2010 — 2011
- TelormedixCEO and Founder2007 — 2009
- MondobiotechCOO2005 — 2006
- Salmedix, IncFounder and Director2001 — 2005
- University of California, San Diego - School of MedicineAssistant Professor, Dept. Medicine1998 — 2001
Skills & more
Start-ups70Biotechnology20Venture Capital34Entrepreneur1Fundraising7Oncology27Entrepreneurship54Business Strategy25Strategic Planning7Business Development27Translational ResearchTranslational Medicine1
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CoachingMotivationEnthusiastEnthusiastic self-starterPre-clinical StudiesTeam BuildingTeam LeadershipLeadershipDrug DevelopmentClinical ResearchLifesciencesBiopharmaceuticalsLanguages English · French · German · Italian
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lorenzo Leoni?
- Serial entrepreneur and founder of several biomedical companies in the US and Europe, with deep experience in drug development, academic research and venture capital. He was the founding managing director of southern Switzerland's innovation agency (Agire) and started Agire Invest, now TiVentures. He holds a PhD in biochemistry from the University of Lausanne and was an assistant professor at UCSD's Department of Medicine working in immunology and oncology.
- Where does Lorenzo Leoni work?
- Lorenzo Leoni is Managing Partner (founding CEO of Agire) at Tiventures.
- Where did Lorenzo Leoni go to school?
- Lorenzo Leoni studied at University of California, San Diego - School of Medicine (Post-Doc, Biomedicine); University of Lausanne - UNIL (Ph.D., Biochemistry and cell biology); University of Lausanne - UNIL (BS, Biology).
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Also attended University of California, San Diego - School of Medicine19
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Also attended University of Lausanne - UNIL29
Claudio NessiManaging Director at Omega FundsPascal H. WidmerPartner at Alpana VenturesMarc CikesManaging Director at Debiopharm Innovation FundPanayiotis SpyropoulosInvestor at Bamboo Capital PartnersAlexander LangeFounding GP at Inflection.xyzImed KhammariChief Risk Officer at Arab Bank (Switzerland)
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