Knowledge Based Bio-Economy towards 2020

 

Mr. FESTEL GUNTER 

CEO - Festel Capital

 

Biography

In 2002, Gunter Festel founded the investment firm FESTEL CAPITAL (www.festel.com), which specializes in the commercialisation of technologies in the areas of energy, environment, health, materials and nutrition. Furthermore, he co-founded as a Founding Angel (www.founding-angels.com) various biotechnology start-ups in Germany and Switzerland.

 

Prior to that, he was a member of the management team and head of the consulting business for the chemical and healthcare industry with Arthur D. Little in Zurich and a consultant with McKinsey. He started his career with Bayer, where he held various management positions in R&D and marketing.

 

Gunter Festel has a PhD in chemistry, BA in business administration and MA in economics as well as a PhD in management & economics. Furthermore, he has a Master of Advanced Studies in Corporate Finance.

 

At the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich he heads a scientific working group focused on start-ups/spin-offs (www.tim.ethz.ch/research/startup). On this topic he gives lectures at ETH Zurich and the National University of Singapore. 

 

Programme

Panel member, Part III Working together to address the needs - Session II: Innovative biobased products