BIO

Jean-Marc Bourez is the CEO of EIT Health Europe and Co-Managing Director of EIT HealthServices and Investment GmbH. He earned a Medical Sciences Degree from Lille University School of Medicine and a Graduate Degree in International Economics and Marketing from a business school in Paris (ISG). With a career spanning back to 1992, Jean-Marc has held various positions in the pharmaceutical industry. He has served in roles such as Commercial Operations in Cardiovascular, Field Medic Training Manager in Neurosciences, Product Manager in Osteoporosis, Regional Managing Director in Cardio-Metabolism, and Customer Relationship Management Director. Prior to his current roles, he was the former head of the eHealth & Open Innovation department at Sanofi.

In 2016, Jean-Marc was appointed as Managing Director of EIT Health France, a Knowledge Innovation Community supported by EIT, a body of the European Union. During his tenure, he spearheaded the development of the Venture Centre of Excellence, establishing a strategic partnership with the European Investment Fund, a pan-European platform for co-investment in Life Sciences supported by the European Commission as an anchor investor.