

Interdisciplinary teams that unite the best of academia and industry
Leadership team
The Wyss Center’s Leadership team brings extensive experience in science and technology, management, business and scientific operations, research and development, as well as entrepreneurship, venture capital and company building in a range of disciplines and industries.
Science and Technology Development team
This unique interdisciplinary team is the scientific and technical backbone of the Wyss Center. The team’s expertise covers the spectrum of neuroscience and technology development including cell biology, advanced imaging, electrophysiology, data analytics, software development, advanced implantable materials and mechanical and electrical engineering. The team works closely with academic, clinical and industrial collaborators to further develop and mature innovations and transformative ideas in the field of neuroscience.
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Maxim Andersen, MSc
Software Engineer in Neuroengineering Applications -
Jorge Barros, MSc
Software Engineer in Neuroengineering -
Tiago Bertolote, MSc
Mechanical Engineer -
Florent Burdin, MEng
Implantable Systems Engineer -
Arnau Espinosa, MSc
Staff Engineer -
Hugo França, PhD
Electronics Engineer -
Jérôme Gandar, PhD
Project Manager – VascuSAFE Project -
Arnaud Herbert, MSc
Wireless Systems Electrical Engineer -
Jeremy Laedermann
Lab Engineer -
Shenandoah Montamat, MSc
Project Manager in Neuroengineering -
Sébastien Pernecker, MSc
Embedded Software Engineer -
Janir Ramos da Cruz, PhD
Data Scientist -
Jules Scholler, PhD
Software Engineer in Bioimaging -
Aleksander Sobolewski, PhD
Staff Neuroscientist -
David Ibáñez Soria, PhD
Brain Machine Interface Scientist -
Alessandro Tonin, MSc
Research Associate -
Ioannis Vlachos, PhD
Program Manager -
Jonas Zimmermann, PhD
Staff Neuroscientist
Translation team
The Wyss Center’s Translation team provides key expertise, essential in the efficient translation of technologies to the clinic. The team works closely with all functions of the Wyss Center organization, particularly the Science and Technology Development team to provide crucial input on issues such as protocol development, clinical trial management, regulatory compliance and submission, and quality assurance as well as business development, intellectual property management and entrepreneurship.
Operations team
The Wyss Center’s Operations team ensures efficient and smooth execution of all technical and administrative activities. The team manages and provides capabilities and infrastructure at the Center that are shared across all Center projects and our wider community.
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Laura Batti, PhD
Microscopy Facility Manager -
Jo Bowler, PhD
Communications Manager -
Corinne Brana, PhD
Preclinical Neuroscience Platform Coordinator -
Laura de Vevey, MSc
Administrative and Communications Assistant -
Ivana Gantar, MSc
Microscopy Research Technician -
Anthony Guillet, MEng
Process Engineer -
Emna Khediri, LLM
Junior Lawyer -
Farah Mathres, Msc
Accountant -
Samira Osterop, MSc
Preclinical Neuroscience Platform Laboratory Technician -
Stéphane Pagès, PhD
ALICe Scientific Coordinator -
Maria Primiceri
Office Manager -
Valérian Ruhaut
Maintenance Engineer -
Michaël Stoeckel, MSc
Neural Microsystem Platform Manager -
William Teulery, LLM
Senior Lawyer
Senior Academic and Clinical Collaborators
Central to our mission are our collaborations with faculty and clinicians from universities, research centers and hospitals in Switzerland and beyond. Our collaborators work closely with our in-house team. They form an important pillar of the Wyss Center’s multidisciplinary environment and provide a powerful force in our research and development efforts.
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Maxime Baud, MD, PhD
Staff Neurologist -
Jocelyne Bloch, MD
Collaborator, EPFL, CHUV -
Marco Corniola, MD
Collaborator, HUG -
Gregoire Courtine, PhD
Collaborator, EPFL -
Sven Haller, MD
Collaborator, UNIGE -
Anthony Holtmaat, PhD
Collaborator, UNIGE -
Friedhelm Hummel, MD, PhD
Collaborator, EPFL -
Enikö Kövari, MD
Collaborator, HUG -
Stephanie Lacour, PhD
Collaborator, EPFL -
Christophe Lamy, MD, PhD
Collaborator, UNIGE -
Christian Luscher, MD, PhD
Collaborator, UNIGE -
Pierre Mégevand, MD, PhD
Collaborator, HUG, UNIGE -
Nick Ramsey, PhD
Senior Scientific Advisor -
Kaspar Schindler, MD, PhD
Collaborator, University Hospital Bern -
Margitta Seeck, MD, PhD
Collaborator, HUG -
Pascal Senn, MD, PhD
Collaborator, HUG -
Dimitri Van de Ville, PhD
Collaborator, EPFL, UNIGE
Student, Post-Doc and Clinical Collaborators
Post-doctoral research associates, clinicians and PhD students from universities, hospitals and research centers work alongside our in-house teams.
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Claudia Bigoni, PhD
Collaborator, EPFL -
Dimitrios Daskalou, MD, MSc
Collaborator, HUG -
Florian Fallegger, MSc
Collaborator, CTO, Neurosoft -
Nicolas Gninenko, PhD
Collaborator, EPFL -
Luca Gramatica, MD, MSc
Collaborator, HUG -
Mathieu Scheltienne, MSc
Collaborator, EPFL -
Ludovic Serex, PhD
Collaborator, COO, Neurosoft -
Nicolas Vachicouras, PhD
Collaborator, CEO, Neurosoft -
Sarah Zandvliet, PhD
Collaborator, EPFL

Making a difference at the Wyss Center
At the Wyss Center, we are passionate about transforming lives and urgently bringing solutions to the patient. We continuously look to connect with driven individuals that share in our vision to cure human disease through an understanding of the brain.