Romain Farkas

Romain Farkas is an accomplished technology leader currently serving as the Chief Technology Officer at Distalmotion since August 2017, where responsibilities include overseeing innovation strategy and driving digital transformation initiatives. Farkas has held various leadership roles within Distalmotion, including Senior Vice President of Research & Development, where oversight of the design of the next-generation surgical robot, Dexter, was a key focus. Previous experience includes significant roles at Thermo Fisher Scientific, managing product lifecycle support and engineering teams for laboratory analyzers, as well as engineering positions at Biosafe SA, Aïmago SA, and EPFL. Education credentials include a Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from EPFL, an Executive MBA in Healthcare Management from the University of Lausanne, and ongoing executive education at IESE Business School.