We are a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company that develops advanced tissue constructs and platforms for diverse applications
We are a spinoff company of two leading Greek academic Institutions: FORTH , University of Crete.
Our Technology
We provide expertise in
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precision biofabrication
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biomaterial design and fabrication
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stem cell culture and differentiation
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cell and animal models of neurodegeneration and CNS injury
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implantable device design and characterization
Our Team
Achilleas Gravanis, CEO, co-founder
Former Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Crete. Former affiliated faculty member, IMBB-FORTH. Affiliated Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, Northeastern University, USA. Affiliated Principal Investigator, Emulate Co, USA. Venture partner, BigPi Ventures. Venture partner, Olea Venture Capital. Served as member of the Biomedical Research Program Committee of the European Commission. Co-founder of biotechnology spinoff BioNature Ltd.
Dimitrios Tzeranis, CSO, co-founder
Assistant Professor, Material Science & Engineering, University of Crete. Affiliated Faculty Member, IMBB-FORTH. Founder of FORTH/UoC Biomaterials & Medical Devices Lab. Former Macie Curie Fellow. Alumnus of NTUA and MIT, trained in robotics, biomaterials and bioengineering.
Ioannis Charalampopoulos, COO, co-founder
Professor of Pharmacology, Medical School, University of Crete & Clinical Pharmacology Laboratory, University General Hospital. Collaborating Faculty Member, IMBB-FORTH. Fellow, Dept of Neuroscience, Karolinska Medical School. Ex Director, Graduate Program in Neurosciences, Medical School, University of Crete. Partner, BioNature Ltd.
Gregory Roumeliotis, Chief Strategy Officer
Precision Medicine Go-to-Market Strategist with major background in Health Technology Assessment and tech trasnfers. Multiomics / genomics - NGS technologies integration expert.
Pioneer in the establishment and development of biobanking & cell therapy preclinical services.
Emmanuel Stratakis, co-founder
Director, IESL-FORTH. Head, Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano- processing laboratory. Director, FORTH European Nanoscience Facility. National expert in the High-Level Group of EU on Nanotechnologies, Advanced Materials, Biotechnology, Advanced Manufacturing and Processing. Member, COST Scientific Committee. Founder and CEO, Biomimetic (FORTH spinoff).
Konstantinos Fotakis, co-founder
Professor Emeritus of Physics; University of Crete. Distinguished Member; FORTH. Former Alternate Minister for Research and Innovation (January 2015 to July 2019).
