Our Startup Creasphere Team
Plug and Play Health connects the best startups in the world to corporations who want to disrupt the healthcare industry. Our goal is to make a lasting impact on healthcare one investment at a time.
Our Startup Creasphere Corporate Champions
Dr. Jochen Hurlebaus
Program Initiator
Head of Digital Health Innovation at Roche Diagnostics International
Our Executive Corporate Sponsors
Isabelle Van Rycke
Champion
Senior Vice President & Head of Europe Region Sanofi - Executive Sponsor
Our Startup Creasphere Mentors
Markus Pratschke
Global Omnichannel Service Delivery Manager, Novartis
Olga Katzelnik
Market Access Oncology and Immuno-Oncology, Merck
Marion Lepmets
CEO and Co-Founder, SoftComply
Chris Leiter
Digital Health | Early-stage VC | Blockchain
Alfred Dietel
PE/VC Investor and C-level Executive
Thom Rasche
Managing Partner Earlybird Health-Tech
Norbert Farkas
Founder & CEO at CENTIVIS - Diagnostics | Digital Health | Market Access
Harpal Singh Too
AVP Sales & Client Partner – Strategic Accounts at Tech Mahindra
Ole Dammann
Chief Digital Officer Klinische Forschung Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
Benedikt Zacher
BK Ventures, Former pflege.de founder
Hayfa Konrad
Senior Legal Counsel
Lena Lindlar
Head of M&A, Personal Health & International Markets, Phillips
Expertise: Business Development & Strategy, Corporate Finance, Analyst
Eugene Borukhovich
Global Head, Digital Health Incubation & Innovation, Bayer
Expertise: Business Development & Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare Information Technology, Program Management
Klaus Suwelack
New Venture Lead Germany, Johnson and Johnson
Expertise: Marketing & Sales Manager, Strong Scientific & Business Background, Strategic Execution
Haider Alleg
Global Head of Digital Marketing, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Expertise: Digital & Online Marketing, PR, Digital Strategy, Advertising
Clara Leonard
Senior Associate, Digital Health Ventures
Expertise: Strategy, Healthcare, Early-stage Investing, Project Manager, Business Development
Catherine Aung
Head of Global Innovation Office, Ferring Pharmaceuticals
Expertise: Global Innovation, Finance, Strategic Sourcing, Business Strategy
Francesca Wuttke
Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at Almirall
Astrid Hannich-Walter
Director Business Model & Healthcare Innovation, Boehringer Ingelheim
Expertise: Business Development & Planning, Digital Health, Product Branding, Marketing & Sales
Amanda Chaperot
Investment Principal, Seventure Ventures
Expertise: Start-up Investing, Manager, Business Development, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry
Alexandra Meuter
Life Sciences Investment Manager, Wellington Partners
Expertise: Life Science & Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Innovation Consultant, Business Development
Abel Pineda
Head of IT Business Partnering, Bayer
Expertise: Business Development, Information Technology, Electronics Engineer, Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Stefan Braunewell
Manager Digital Healthcare R&D at Konica Minolta
