Management Team

Giulia Venturini, PhD – Clinical Study Specialist & Scientific Project Leader

​Giulia holds a Master’s degree in Medical Biotechnology (University of Florence, Italy) and a PhD in Life Sciences (University of Lausanne, Switzerland). She has a strong scientific background acquired working more than 10 years in academia. She then oriented her career towards clinical research and attained a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Management of Clinical Trials (University of Geneva, Switzerland). She joined Vivactis Switzerland in 2016 where she supports sponsors and investigators with the design of clinical studies in compliance with regulatory and ethical requirements. She contributed to the implementation of several medical education programs for products in clinical and post marketing phases.

Beatrice Volpe, PhD – Biomedical Marketing Manager

Beatrice holds a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (University of Padua, Italy) and a PhD in Molecular Life Sciences (EPFL, Switzerland). She is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified. Passionate about biomedical innovation, she led several initiatives aimed at fostering entrepreneurship, including startup accelerators and conferences. Since she joined Vivactis Switzerland in 2018 she leveraged her scientific background to support life science and healthcare players to achieve their marketing and communication targets.

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Thierry Weber, MD – CEO, Member of Board, Medical Director

Thierry holds a degree and a doctorate in medicine. For several years, he worked as a physician in various hospitals (Switzerland and South Africa) and a private practice. He then had the opportunity to join the pharmaceutical industry (marketing and clinical studies), before moving on to the medtech sector. With the main intention to build bridges between physicians and the industry, while always keeping the interest of the patient in mind, Thierry co-founded Vivactis Switzerland with Vivactis Group. He presently lives in Switzerland, in the “Health Valley” area and acts as marketing advisor for small life sciences companies and is professor at Lausanne University Business School (MBA healthcare marketing). He is passionate about digital healthcare and communication to patients.

Walid Zaddam – Project and Sales Manager

Walid holds a Master’s degree in Biology (University of Montpellier, France) and a professional Master’s degree in Healthcare Marketing (IMIS institute, France). Passionate about biomedical marketing and communication, he worked as a Marketing Product Manager in a French company specialized in thrombosis and hemostasis diagnostics before joining Vivactis Switzerland in November 2020 as a Project & Sales Manager.