Management Team

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.

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Giulia Venturini, PhD – Scientific Project Manager

​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 more than 10 years of experience in fundamental research in the life science field. To learn more about GCP and clinical research regulations and become familiar with marketing authorization processes, she enrolled in the Diploma of Advanced Studies in Management of Clinical Trials (University of Geneva, Switzerland), a course accredited by Swissethics. She joined Vivactis Switzerland in 2016.

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Beatrice Volpe, PhD – Scientific Project Manager

Beatrice holds a Master’s degree in Pharmaceutical Biotechnology (University of Padua, Italy) and a PhD in Molecular Life Sciences (EPFL, Switzerland). As a researcher, she investigated the role of the immune system in intestinal parasitic infections. Passionate about biomedical innovation, she led several initiatives aimed at fostering entrepreneurship, including startup accelerators and conferences. She is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified. She joined Vivactis Switzerland in 2018.

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Darcy Christen – Partner, Public Relations & Crisis Management

Darcy holds a Bachelor degree in Political Science (University of Geneva – Graduate Institute of International & Development Studies IUHEID), as well as an Executive Master's degree in Science Communication Management (Università della Svizzera italiana USI, Lugano). He has worked as a spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and for the Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV). Particularly fond of communications in the field of healthcare, he has 20+ years of experience in public relations, digital marketing and crisis communications. He also accompanies many local authorities in their communication and marketing mix strategies. He joined the Vivactis Switzerland team in the spring of 2019.