Damien Tappy

GeneSystems SA develops and commercializes innovative identification and detection products for proteins. The company develops innovative proteomics products that allow drug companies and life scientists to obtain a digital snapshot of the protein-signaling pathways in disease samples. This snapshot allows drug therapies to be personalized for patients. GeneSystems was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bruz, France.

Cirpack SASU manufactures and supplies softswitch platforms. Its services include training, consulting, customer engineering, and customer care. The company was founded by Jean-Pierre Dumolard and Frederic Potter on January 1, 1999 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Symetis SA develops minimally invasive heart valve replacement devices. Its products include ACURATE TA and ACURATE neo. The company was founded by Simon P. Hoerstrup and Gregor Zünd on September 5, 2001 and is headquartered in Ecublens, Switzerland.

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Endeavour Vision SA (EV) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Geneva. EV traces their origins back to 1989 through the convergence of the Vision Capital European team and the Swiss VC firm, Endeavour. EV was co-founded in 2000 by Sven Lingjaerde and Damien Tappy. The firm specializes in providing funding for entrepreneurs in life sciences, biotech, medtech, cleantech and information technology. EV operates in close cooperation with Genevest, an independent investment vehicle which has reached the divestment stage. Their investors in the funds they advise are industrial corporations, family offices, global institutional investors and business leaders in the technology and investment industry.

Polytech Advisors SA (Polytech Advisors) is an independent Swiss venture capital firm which was established in 2008 by the Ecoles Polytechniques fédérales de Lausanne (EPFL), the EPFL Plus Foundation, the Parc Scientifique Ecublens, the Foundation of Technology Innovation and the Sandoz Family Foundation to manage the Polytech Ventures & Cie SPC fund. Based in the Parc Scientifique EPFL in Lausanne, the firm aims to increase the emergence of successful entrepreneurial ventures in Western Switzerland by investing through the Polytech Ventures seed fund in early-stage technology companies. The fund is backed by qualified investors including companies, high net-worth individuals and the Canton of Vaud.

Bitplane AG develops interactive visualization and analysis software. The firm focuses on 3D and 4D imaging shapes for the processes of microscopic images. The company was founded by Marius Messerli in 1992 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.