Philippe Germanaud
Chairman
Philippe Germanaud holds a PhD in Pharmacy from the University of Tours. He has worked mainly for the Sanofi Group, in 8 production units and 3 different countries, with functions in production, quality control, quality assurance, project management and industrial site management. He then joined the Group’s quality department to manage industrial quality, then global quality, as Chief Quality Officer. He was for many years the pharmacist in charge of the Sanofi Winthrop Industrie company, and has been a full member of the National Academy of Pharmacy since 2019. Since September of 2022 he is president of MABDESIGN.
Nicolas Groux
Chief Executive Officer
Nicolas obtained a Master 2 degree in Biotechnology and biochemistry engineering from the Claude Bernard University Lyon 1. He then completed is formation with a specialized MBA in Innovation and Technology Management at the EMLyon Business School. Nicolas has being carrying the MabDesign project since its origin. He has been the Chief Operating Officer of MabDesign until 2021. He is now its CEO.
Elsa Kress
Head of Business Development
Elsa obtained her PhD in Molecular Biology and Cancerology at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon in 2007. She then followed an international academic path at the Centre Médico Universitaire in Geneva, and the Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie in Lyon. After working for the space industry, she joined Antineo early 2017, a preclinical services company, as BD Director and Study Director. At MabDesign, Elsa is Head of Business Development.
Richard Pontremoli
Head of Marketing Studies
Richard obtained a Pharmacist Doctor degree from Aix-Marseille University. He then completed his formation with a specialized MBA in Innovation and Technology Management at the EMLyon Business School in Lyon. Richard is Head of market studies at MabDesign.
Geoffrey Richard
Head of Development & Market Studies Manager
Geoffrey obtained a PhD in cellular and molecular biology at the Cancer Research Center of Lyon in 2015. He decided to complete his initial background by a formation in marketing and strategy at the Graduate School of Biology – Biochemistry – Biotechnology in Lyon. Before joining the MabDesign team, he worked for Genzyme (a Sanofi company) in the elaboration of a technological business plan. He is now Head of Development and Market Studies Manager at Mabdesign.
Margot Muller
Market Studies Manager
Margot obtained a PhD in cellular and molecular biology at the Institute for Research on Cancer and Aging of Nice in 2019. She decided to complete her initial background by a formation in marketing and strategy at the Graduate School of Biology – Biochemistry – Biotechnology in Lyon. After an entrepreneurial experience in biotechnology, she worked as a consultant in Life Science. She joined MabDesign team as Innovation Project Manager. She is now Market Studies Manager.
Gavin Vuddamalay
Tours Branch Manager and Head of BI & IP
Gavin obtained his PhD in Immunology and Infectious Diseases from the University of Toulouse III (Paul Sabatier). Afterwards, he was the manager of the preclinical laboratory for a global CRO before joining the School of Health Sciences at the University of Technology-Mauritius as a lecturer. In parallel to his academic activities, he has also served as consultant for the local regulatory bodies for tertiary education and research. Gavin is Tours Branch Manager and Head of Business Intelligence and IP at MabDesign.
Violette Denis
Market Studies Manager
Violette obtained her engineering degree in Biological Engineering and Biotechnology at Polytech Marseille, France. She then performed a double degree with KEDGE BS to obtain a Master Programme Grande Ecole. She joins the MabDesign team as Innovation Project Manager. She is now Market Studies Manager.
Karine SOTIRAKIS
Head of Innovation Funding
Karine obtained her PhD in Immunology at the school of Medicine of the Kremlin Bicêtre in 2008. Subsequently, she followed an academic research in immuno-dermatology at the Edouard Herriot Hospital, before joining an American multinational pharmaceutical company as an intellectual property and technology watch officer for Europe. In 2012, Karine joined Lyon Ingénierie Projets, a private subsidiary of the Université Claude Bernard and the Hospices civils de Lyon in charge of fund raising for the benefit of the university, as an international R&D legal and partnership officer. At MabDesign, Karine is the Head of Innovation Funding.
Daphné Brisard
Head of Training
Daphné obtained her PhD in Reproductive Biology at INRAE in Tours in 2014. Afterwards, she followed an international academic research career at Northwestern University in Chicago, and then at Cancer Research UK in Manchester, before becoming a Project Manager in Educational and Scientific Engineering for the ITM Group in 2022. At MabDesign, Daphné is in charge of the Training Department.
Clara Esnault
Pedagogical Engineering Officer
Clara holds a PhD in Immunology and Cancerology from the University of Tours. During her PhD, she worked on the preclinical evaluation of an Antibody-Drug Conjugate and on the development of bispecific antibodies. Afterwards, she joined Euraxi Pharma as a medical writer. At MabDesign, Clara is in charge of training engineering.
Ana Antunes
Head of International Affairs, Scientific Events & Communication
Ana obtained her PhD in Microbiology from the Lisbon University. She has an international career having worked both in research institutions like Institut Pasteur à Paris, or Instituto de Tecnologia Quimica e Biologica (ITQB, Portugal) as well as pharmaceutical companies as Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics (Siena, Italy). Through her career, she has been involved in the organization of scientific events such as workshops and dedicated conferences. Ana is Head of International Affairs & Scientific Events at MabDesign.
Laure Delhon
Scientific Events Manager
Laure obtained a PhD in Genetics at Imagine Institute of Necker hospital in Paris. During her PhD years, she was also implicated on the organization and communication of scientific events by being member of Young researchers of Imagine Institute association. Following her two years as a postdoctoral fellow at Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle of Lyon, she joined MabDesign as Events Manager & Communication. She is now Scientific Events Manager.
Meryem GARTOTE
Communication Manager
Meryem obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Communication at the Sup de Com School in Lyon with a specialization in events. During her 3 years of training she developed her skills in this area. Today she completes her training with a Master’s degree in Event Communication. She has joined the MabDesign team as an internship Communication Manager.
Chun LUY
Administrative and Accounting Manager
Chun obtained a BTS in Business Administration at the CIEFA IGS in Lyon while working in an association dealing with student and social residences where she developed her accounting and administrative skills during 6 years. She continued for 9 years in the construction industry to perfect her versatility and autonomy in the management of a family-owned SME. Today, Chun uses her experience as an Administrative and Accounting Manager at MabDesign.
