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Our team

Meet the experts driving healthtech innovation

“The DayOne accelerator is an excellent program, run by highly experienced and passionate professionals from the pharma industry.”
Poorya Amini, CEO, Risklick
At DayOne, we believe that successful healthcare innovation requires deep industry expertise, strategic insights and hands-on experience. Our team brings together seasoned professionals from pharma, medtech and healthtech entrepreneurship, all committed to supporting startups at the intersection of healthtech and life sciences.

Ursula Costa

Director Healthtech Innovation & Investment

  • 15+ years’ specialization in technology adoption in hospital and medtech environments
  • Startup co-founder

Caoimhe Vallely-Gilroy

Director Healthtech Strategy & Pharma

  • 18+ years in pharma, from clinical development to data strategy, digital health and digital therapeutics
  • Startup advisor and board member

Cécile Tardy-Srinivasan

Portfolio & Acceleration Lead

  • 20+ years working at the intersection of pharma, healthtech and patient advocacy
  • 10+ years driving innovation across sectors (finance, NGO, healthcare)

Pascal Clisson

Business Growth & Strategic Partnership Lead

  • 20+ years in business development in tech & digital transformation
  • Patient expert & startup co-founder

Yana Yoncheva

Manager Open Innovation

  • 7+ years in innovation and ecosystem management
  • 15+ years in project and event management across multiple sectors, including healthcare
Contact our expert Florian Saner

Florian Saner

Manager Medtech

  • 8+ years in corporate medtech M&A, finance and innovation
  • Startup co-founder

Shwen Gwee

Chief Representative USA – Healthtech

  • 20+ years driving digital strategy and Innovation in biopharma
  • Specialized in technology adoption in hospital and medtech environments
  • Startup co-founder

Manu Field

Marketing Manager

  • 20+ years’ experience in marketing communications for the pharma industry

What sets our team apart?

Industry expertise

We have deep knowledge of pharma, medtech and healthtech innovation.

Startup-focused mentorship

We provide hands-on guidance tailored to early-stage ventures.

Strategic industry connections

We can provide direct access to investors, pharma executives and key decision-makers.

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