Board
Contamination of backgrounds to find new perspectives
Meet the board
Founder & President
Andrea Basso
PhD Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, CTO MITO Technology, Adj. Associate professor University of Victoria BC (CA), Business angel, startup evaluator and mentor.
Co-founder of the 42Accelerator startup incubator.
Founder & Managing Director
Pietro Veragouth
Author, Inventor, serial entrepreneur and Marketing advisor. Innovation architect with a broad experience in healthcare, robotics and applied technologies. Vice President of the Swiss Foundation for Cardiopathic Children. Formerly innovation manager and Cardiocentro Ticino Foundation.
Business Development Manager
Fabrizio Renzi
For 30 years IBM director of technology and innovation IBM CEEMEA, which includes Russia, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Currently CEO of rnbgate,rnb4culture, rnb4africa, VP strategy Bio4dreams Worldwide expert in AI, Big Data, Blockchain, Quantum computing and edge computing.
Founder & Member
Silvia Panigone
PhD in Molecular Oncology, Master in Management of Economical Resource at SDA Bocconi. Currently General Partner at ADYA Consulting and startup coach for Innosuisse. Formerly Managing Director Europe at I-Bankers Direct equity funding; advisor and responsible for venture investments at BSI bank and Fund Manager of BSI-Healthcapital venture capital (Generali group).
Communication Manager
Igor Ciminelli
Board Member and Head of Marketing at the Swiss Institute for Disruptive Innovation, Igor is a renowned expert with an international background in innovation design and management. Formerly social media and marketing advisor of the European Commission for the EU4tech Technology Transfer Programm. Currently working as advisor and mentor for many companies in the technology industry.
Industrial Development Manager
Paolino Piccolo
Software Engineer, focused on technology, corporate structure and human resources. President of Eniac, an ICT holding group based in Padova, Rome, Monza and Udine. Formerly CEO of Eniwe and member of Enisoft, Ceda Informatica and Studiosistemi.com. Expert in process optimisation, corporate management, process redeployment, digital marketing and sales pattern.
Founder & Member
Tom Brooks
International scientific and business communicator concentrating on early-stage technology companies and innovation management. Formerly Managing Director of Biopolo Ticino, Director of Development and Communications at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB) and lecturer in the faculties of Visual Communication and Interaction Design at the applied sciences university SUPSI. Formerly CEO of several technology, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
