Board of Directors

Mr Mauvernay received his Master of Science in Economics in 1975. He then obtained a degree (MBA) from the 'Institut d'Administration des Entreprises’ and a DESS in Marketing (Master II Degree) in Clermont-Ferrand, France in 1976. In 1978, he founded an international cosmetics company, which he sold in 1998 but continued to manage until July 2001, when he joined Debiopharm International SA as Executive Vice President with direct responsibilities for the Finance and Administration Department. In 2006, Mr Mauvernay handed over his operational activities within Debiopharm International SA and has since been focusing on the administration, finance and strategy of Debiopharm Group. Since 2012, Mr Mauvernay is the Delegate of the Board of Debiopharm Group.

Dr Ducrey received his Diploma of Pharmacy from the School of Pharmacy of Lausanne University, Switzerland in 1990 and then obtained his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences in 1995. He joined Debiopharm Research & Manufacturing SA in 1995 as Pharmaceutical Project Manager. He then spent two years at Debiopharm International SA as Innovative Formulation Manager. In 2004, he returned to Debiopharm Research & Manufacturing to head the company as Chief Executive Officer until 2011. Since 2012, Dr Ducrey heads Debiopharm International SA as CEO.

Mrs. Dowe graduated from the Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University) where she obtained an MSc in Microbiology & Biochemistry in 2000. Tanja has always been interested in diagnostic and smart data solutions for precisions medicines. She has held several managing positions and has 18 years of experience in building business strategies, analyzing markets, in-/out-licensing and business acquisitions with more than 80 life sciences companies. She has strong knowledge in business models and market requirements necessary to commercialize innovations in the life science markets. Prior working at Debiopharm, Tanja was the Managing Partner of Innomedica Ltd, a leading European strategy consulting company in life sciences. She joined Debiopharm Innovation Fund S.A. in 2016.

Dr Gibbs received his BSc in Applied Biology from the University of Wales Institute of Science and Technology, and earned his Ph.D. in Microbial Genetics at the University of Warwick. He has spent more than two decades in the commercialization of life science technologies, split equally between the pharmaceutical industry and scientific tool developers. He has been responsible for a wide range of activities including quality assurance, operations, late-stage product development and marketing, and increasingly business development. Dr. Gibbs has broad experience in both start-ups (Cytion, Covalys, Med Discovery) and more established companies (Delta Biotechnology, Molecular Devices, Debiopharm) in Europe and the USA. He joined Debiopharm International SA in 2012.