Interview with Eduardo Bravo, CEO, TiGenix - Belgium (PharmaBoardRoom)
Mr Bravo, in relation to your previous career in big pharma companies, you have recently made a shift into much smaller entities including Cellerix and TiGenix. What motivated you to make such a dramatic and bold shift in your professional life?
I was young and ambitious and despite having a successful career in the big pharmaceutical industry, I opted for a more entrepreneurial path where I could contribute to building something from scratch. Before doing so, I met with Cristina Garmendia (she has recently served as the Minister of Science and Innovation in Spain) who created the Genetrix Group, a successful biotechnology group based in Madrid. She was instrumental in convincing me to join Genetrix.
Shortly after that, we recognized that within the group, Cellerix was the jewel in the crown and thus decided that it needed to be financed independently. After discussions with knowledgeable investors, it became clear that we needed to shift the management from a holding company to Cellerix that was being financed independently. Consequently, Claudia D’Augusta - former CFO of Genetrix - and I moved to the managemen...
