Interdisciplinary teams that unite the best of academia and industry.
The Wyss Center team combines extensive expertise in science, technology, management, and business. Our specialists in neuroscience, advanced imaging, electrophysiology, data analytics, software development, and engineering collaborate to advance innovations. We ensure smooth translation of technologies to clinical settings, manage regulatory compliance, clinical trials, and quality assurance. Additionally, we handle business development, intellectual property, and entrepreneurship. Our operations team supports all technical and administrative activities, providing shared capabilities and infrastructure. Together, we drive the Wyss Center’s mission to develop transformative ideas in neuroscience.
Wyss Center team
Tracy Laabs
Director
PhD
Roma Vuarier
Head of Finance & Administration
PhD
Wolf-Julian Neumann
Head of AI Innovation and Therapeutic Neurotechnology
Prof. Dr. med.
Aldonza Gübeli
Senior Director Communications and Strategy
BA, MRes
Rana Lonnen
Advisor Partnering and Investments
PhD
Aleksander Sobolewski
Staff Neuroscientist
PhD
Alessia Cavallo
Research Scientist
MSc
Anna Fomitcheva-Khartchenko
Research Scientist
PhD
Arielle Planchette
Research Scientist
PhD
Beatrice Hobi
Executive Assistant
Celina Abi Khalil
Regulatory & Clinical Affairs Manager
PhD
Clémence Hurni
Research Scientist
PhD
Corinne Brana
Neurobiology Lab Manager
PhD
David Haslacher
Lead AI Platform Engineer
PhD
Domitille Rajot
Advanced Microscopy Specialist
MSc
Elisabetta Furlanis
Research Scientist
PhD
Emna Khediri
Legal Counsel
LLM
Esther Braun
R&D Engineer
PhD
Etienne de Montalivet
Machine Learning Scientist
Florent Ollinet
Computer and Information Systems Manager
MSc
Jérôme Randall
Clinical Project Coordinator
PhD
Jonathan Grobéty
Administrative Manager
Karissa Humailo
Neuroscience Engineer
Karol Wojcicki
Mechanical Engineer / Lab Technical Specialist
BSc
Laura Batti
Advanced Microscopy Facility Manager
PhD
Lenny Charrière
IT System Administrator
Loïck Pipolo
IT Technician
Lucia Poma
Neural Engineer
MSc
Mar Gonzalez Fernandez
Project Quality Assurance Engineer
MSc
Michalina Gora
Group Leader
PhD
Mirjana Andrijevic
Finance Manager
Nima Mojtahedi
Machine Learning Scientist
PhD
Nora Sada
Communications Specialist
MSc
Pablo Maceira Elvira
Neuroengineer
PhD
Pape Dieng
IP Director
PhD
Richard Köhler
Coordinator of Clinical AI Translation
MD/PhD, Dr. med.
Samira Osterop
Neurobiology Research Associate
MSc
Shenandoah Montamat
Senior Neurotechnology Transfer Manager
MSc
Sriparna Ghosal
Research Scientist in CNS Therapy
PhD
Stéphane Pagès
Director of Neuroimaging
PhD
Steven Ceto
Senior Research Scientist
BS, PhD
Sylvain Papilloud
Accountant
Tom Hutson
Group Leader
PhD
Valentin Beslouin
Quality Assurance Manager
MSc
Vasileios Patsourakos
Visiting PhD Student
Vicente Villanueva
Systems Integration Engineer
Yoseline Cabara
Photonic Systems Engineer
PhD