People Behind the Founding Angels Concept

The Founding Angels concept was initiated by a group of academics and entrepreneurs with the intention to foster the realisation of innovations.

• Prof. Dr. Roman Boutellier, ETH Zurich
• Dr. Gunter Festel, FESTEL CAPITAL
• Dr. Berndt Samsinger, SE Swiss Equities
• Prof. Dr. Dirk Schiereck, European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel
• Prof. Dr. Max von Zedwitz, AsiaCompete Intl Ltd

The initiators are supported by a prestigious advisory board.

• John Cheesemond, Member of the Supervisory Board, Cognis
• Walter Groll, Member of the Board of Management, DekaBank
• Prof. Dr. Josef Nassauer, Chief Executive, Bayern Innovativ
• Dr. Achim Riemann, CEO of International Chemical Investors and previously CEO of Arthur D. Little in Central Europe
• Thomas Schäfer, Senior Director New Business Development, Novozymes
• Dr. Klaus Warning, Business Angel with c-LEcta and previously Member of the Board at Hoechst Celanese and SGL Carbon

The initiators are working together with the following partners.

• Bayreuth University
• Best Excellence
• ETH Zurich
• Forseo
• High-Tech Gründerfonds
• Life Science Center Dusseldorf
• Science4Life