Alice Freton

Alice Freton is a skilled professional with extensive experience in healthcare startup management and translational research. Currently serving as the Startup Program Manager at the Innovation Office University of Basel since April 2023, Alice previously held similar roles at Paris&Co, where oversight of over 150 healthcare startups contributed to €300M in private equity raised. Prior to that, experience as a Startup Project Manager at Digital Pharma Lab focused on driving digital transformation in healthcare, and roles at Servier involved external innovation and R&D opportunities in various disease areas. Alice's research background includes internships at McGill University Health Centre, AP-HP, and the National Reference Center for Anaerobic Bacteria, emphasizing cell therapy and microbiology. Alice holds a PharmD, an MSc in Biotechnology, and a Master's degree in Cellular & Molecular Biology from leading French institutions.