Amédée Zryd

Current

R&D Manager at Astra Tech

Past

Chief Technical Officer at Cresco Ti Systems
Applied Research Manager at Charmilles Technologies SA
Scientific assistant at EPFL

Scientific assistant at Osaka University, Japan
Consultant at Bonnard & Gardel, Ingénieur-conseils SA

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Education

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
Management Center Europe
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne
St Maurice

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Industry

Medical Devices

Amédée Zryd’s Summary

- Member of the executive management and business development team in a start-up company. Participation in due diligence teams.
- More than 10 years experience of R&D management in multinational, SME and start-up: taking a product from idea to market (screening, development phase, clinical tests, regulatory approval, production scale-up).
- Patent portfolio management.

- Experience in outsourcing manufacturing in Medtech sector.
- Experience in managing research and clinical projects with leading Universities.
- Expertise and interest in Popularisation articles and Teaching.

Amédée Zryd’s Specialties:

senior management and business development¨
R&D management, bringing an idea to market, from proto to product
communicating (conferences, training sessions, articles, ...)

Amédée Zryd’s Experience

Chief Technical Officer

Cresco Ti Systems

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Medical Devices industry)

January 2002 — August 2005 (3 years 8 months)

Member of executive management team:
- Part of business development team.
- Responsible for new product development (together with internal team, consultants and suppliers).
- Participation in the negotiation and due diligence team during sale of the company. Responsible for University clinical studies.
- Responsible for Intellectual Property management.
- Responsible for technical – and product development aspects of licensee relations.
- Ad interim, Production and Quality manager (FDA 510k submission).
- Responsible for groups IS / IT systems.
Applied Research Manager

Charmilles Technologies SA

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

March 1996 — December 2001 (5 years 10 months)

Team manager (7 persons) for special customer applications (Asia, Europe, US) and later Team manager (10 persons) for Applied Research. Internal and external Research projects with leading Unviversities. EU-funded research.
Scientific assistant

EPFL

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

1991 — 1996 (5 years)

Research projects in metallurgical physics. Collaboration at university-level research planning and research unit audits.
Scientific assistant

Osaka University, Japan

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

1992 — 1993 (1 year)

Research projects on metallurgical physics.
Consultant

Bonnard & Gardel, Ingénieur-conseils SA

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Environmental Services industry)

1990 — 1991 (1 year)

Consultant in environmental assessment studies. Noise and air pollution studies.

Amédée Zryd’s Education

Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Management of Biotech/Medtech/Pharma Ventures 2008 — 2008

Strategic alliance, partnership and outsourcing
Marketing of Biotech, Medtech, Pharma
Assessing the valuation of new ventures
Clinical trial management & regulatory affairs
Project Management
Management Center Europe

Product Management 1998 — 1998
Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich

PhD , Natural Sciences , 1985 — 1990
Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne

Master , Physics , 1980 — 1985
St Maurice

1975 — 1981