Michael Hengartner
InvestorScientific Advisor and Advisory Board Member, Novalis Biotech Incubation Fund at Novalis Biotech
Zurich, Switzerland
About
Michael Hengartner serves as a Scientific Advisor and Advisory Board Member for the Novalis Biotech Incubation Fund. He is president of the board of ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, and previously served as rector of the University of Zurich from 2014 to 2019. He earned his PhD in 1994 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under Nobel Laureate H. Robert Horvitz, led a research group at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory until 2001, and became a professor of molecular biology at the University of Zurich, where he also served as dean of the Faculty of Science from 2009 to 2014.
Invests in
Biotech
Colleagues at Novalis Biotech
Bart Rossel
Advisory board member at Novalis Biotech
Cedric Bogaert
Entrepreneur in Residence - managing myNEO at Novalis Biotech
Jan Van den Berghe
Co-Founder / Managing Director at Novalis Biotech
Jaroslav Belotserkovsky
Investment Manager at Novalis Biotech
Kathleen Van den Berghe
Member of the Supervisory Board at Novalis Biotech
Kjell Mortier
Fund Manager at Novalis Biotech
Liesbeth Ceelen
Advisory board member at Novalis Biotech
Wim Van Criekinge
Co-Founder / Managing Director at Novalis Biotech
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Hengartner?
- Michael Hengartner serves as a Scientific Advisor and Advisory Board Member for the Novalis Biotech Incubation Fund. He is president of the board of ETH in Zurich, Switzerland, and previously served as rector of the University of Zurich from 2014 to 2019. He earned his PhD in 1994 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under Nobel Laureate H. Robert Horvitz, led a research group at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory until 2001, and became a professor of molecular biology at the University of Zurich, where he also served as dean of the Faculty of Science from 2009 to 2014.
- Where does Michael Hengartner work?
- Michael Hengartner is Scientific Advisor and Advisory Board Member, Novalis Biotech Incubation Fund at Novalis Biotech.
- What does Michael Hengartner invest in?
- Michael Hengartner invests in Biotech.








