Stephan joined Vivici as CEO in March 2023, bringing 20 years of experience in the biotech industry to the role. Prior to that he led the Dairy Cultures & Food Enzymes business unit at IFF, building on the experience gained in the food enzymes business at Novozymes.
Stephan has worked in and helped scale two start-ups: Evolva, a company producing high-value natural products through fermentation, and Biognosys, an advanced protein analytics company.
Stephan is a senior strategic leader passionate about building organizations that innovate with purpose, whether they are startups or large market leaders. In his tenure in the biotechnology and food industry, Stephan has gained experience across sales, marketing, business development, R&D and business unit leadership.
Stephan holds a Master in Protein Engineering and PhD in Biotechnology from the ETH Zurich (Switzerland) and an MBA from the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).
