Pietro Puglisi

Pietro is a biomedical engineer with over a decade of experience in life sciences investments and innovation. He is a founding partner at Claris Ventures, investment firm based in Turin (Italy), with focus on early-stage biotech ventures. He started his career at LifeSciences Consultants in 2010 and later joined Innogest VC firm’s healthcare practice. Prior to launching Claris Ventures, he was involved in financing rounds of several Italy-based biopharma startup companies, acting as an independent director at Kither Biotech (PI3Kγ-inhibitors for cystic fibrosis treatment) and Restorative Neurotechnologies (digital therapies for neurological rehab). Pietro received an M.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) and an MBA from Collége des Ingenièurs (France/Italy).