George Kouvas, MBA

George Kouvas joined the Wyss Center in February 2017 and was appointed as CTO in January 2020. With over 20 years of experience in medical devices, neurotechnology, pharma, eHealth, eBusiness and R&D services, Kouvas holds a Diploma in Electrical and Computer Engineering and an MBA, from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA).

Under his leadership, one of the Wyss Center’s flagship programs, EPIOS™ sub-scalp brain monitoring system, evolved from an initial idea to an investable technology to be validated in clinical settings.

George enjoys reviewing and evaluating technology innovation projects and proposals.

Prior to joining the Wyss Center, he was a Director and Technical leader of Merck’s eHealth platform in Switzerland, where he managed the development and market-launch of disease management solutions for several therapeutic areas. Earlier in his career he held various engineering and management roles, coordinating consortiums of technology, business and academia partners in innovation projects.