Hicham Jorio, Managing General Partner of SPIRE Bioventures: global network of Mentor/Partners made up of senior scientists, clinicians, executives, and entrepreneurs, that work as a coordinated team, with start-ups and small businesses to overcome key development challenges at all business stages.

• All our Partners have extensive experience in Life Sciences and can make accessible not only their know-how and capabilities, but also their rich networks.
• Particularly strong network in the U.S. and Europe has proven instrumental helping projects jump from the U.S. to Europe and vice-versa. Also particularly strong capabilities accessing the MENA region.
• Preferential access to top research and clinical centers in the U.S. (UCSF, Stanford, Tufts, Cornell, etc.) and Europe (Imperial College, King’s College, LMU Munich, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, University of Navarra, etc.)
• Experience in multiple sectors within Life Sciences, including Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology, Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Digital Health, Imaging, and Laboratory/Research Tools, among others.
• Network with experience in all phases of product development and commercialization, including a broad spectrum of academic backgrounds, that allow for rich, well-rounded support, that can be as targeted or broad-based as the project may require. The SPIRE Network includes PhD’s, MD’s, MBA’s, CPA’s, and JD’s.
• Within the Partners that have an executive background, functional expertise includes CEO’s, CFO’s, Marketing Management, and Clinical and Basic Research Management, among others. Said backgrounds have been acquired at top tier multinationals (Novartis, Sanofi, Abbot, J&J, Astra Zeneca, …), as well as smaller specialized niche players, and start-ups.
• SPIRE’s Partner network also includes experts with extensive experience launching and funding start-ups and with strong connections to specialized VCs in the Life Sciences sector.