Meet our Founder – Our DNA
« Minerva Lifesciences GmbH, is a well recognized leadership, mentorship and strategic consulting firm, operating in EU & US, ensuring that every engagement leads to tangible and impactful outcomes & value creation. »
Mentorship
Hands-on Advisors
Strategy – Development – Organization
Go to Market – Patient Pathway
Capital raise – BD
Interim C-level – Board Membership
Ivan Cohen-Tanugi MD, managing partner & founder
A french, american citizen held over its 20 years experience at Sanofi, Amgen, Roche, Teva positions from product launches in the Medical Affairs, Clinical Development and General Management positions with P&L up to US$700M.
Ivan held positions of CEO of a preclinical genetherapy company and later of a listed clinical stage Biotech /Medtech in Zurich.
Since 2018, Ivan through Minerva Lifesciences GmbH supports its clients in their development, strategy, value creation in Europe and in the US.
Our Values
Our visceral understanding of industry and our
passion for leadership and excellence at execution
Committed to change & transformation
Enthusiastic, agile, innovative, determined
“Hands on” Senior Executives, CEO, Board Members
Maximize patients, customers, shareholders
value creation
How we can help you…
Leaders Mentorship by Leaders
Acting as a “sparing partner”:
This tailored approach caters to individual leaders, specific needs, companies, and businesses. The overarching goal is to provide support for brainstorming, strategy & plan review, coordination and execution maximizing outcomes and value creation.
This mentorship aims to unlock leaders’ capabilities, skills, and actions, maintaining full confidentiality in relation to teams and boards.
How does it work ?
Customized to your unique needs, this approach enables you to tap into expert guidance and support for overcoming your key challenges. A dedicated mentor collaborates with you, gaining a deep understanding of your business, objectives, and obstacles. Whether it’s a few hours a week or a few days a month, their customized assistance aligns with your specific requirements
Eric Schmidt (former CEO Google), Bill Gates (Founder Microsoft)
The best advice I ever got was to have a coach.
Everyone needs a coach, does not matter you are a tennis player, basketball player, a surgeon, founder of a start-up, CEO of a GAFAM; we all need someone who can give us feedback, watching, challenging, strengthening communication, plans, execution.
Example of Missions : Mentorship
Served as a « Sparing Partner » in
full confidentiality, to a CEO of a listed clinical stage Biotech to test, refine, validate strengthen communication of full company strategic change to the Exec team & BoDs (Onco, Ophtalmo)
Challenged, supported development of a start up CEO best approach for fund raising strategy, communication with VCs, implement, complete a CHF20M raise (Orthobiologics)
At the request of BoD of a listed Biotech, supported the integration of a new CEO (first CEO job). Challenging & support in building 100 days action plan, monitoring, corrective actions (CDMO)
Strategy, Development & Organization
Redefining vision, strategy
Business case/ Business plan development & assessment
- Market access strategy
- Go to market model
R&D / Medical Affairs
- Clinical development strategies from PI thru PIII
- Advisory Board & TLs network build up & facilitation
- Regulatory Affairs strategy
Coordination of Clinical, Regulatory, Market Access, Business Global, EU, US plans
Organization design, set up, assessment, recruitment
Business Excellence
Operational plans
- Design and implementation of commercial local, regional & global plans
- Development of medical plans, TLs development
- Sales training and plans
- Patient pathway design & implementation
Go to market model implementation
- Market expansion/development
- Designing US, EU, Global commercial strategy and structure
Market expansion development plans & execution
Interim Senior Management
Whether you need a short-term or long-term solution, our Interim Managers are here to step in, supplement, or coach your existing managers. With extensive practical experience spanning various functions and industries, they’re well-equipped to tackle the challenges you face. Typically, Interim Managers can start within days or weeks.
Our highly qualified Senior Interim Managers at Minerva Lifesciences specialize in developing and executing practical strategies to guide you successfully through periods of change. They boast a solid track record of steering positive transformations even in complex situations. Each Interim Manager brings a wealth of assets to the table:
Broad Operational Experience – Industry-Specific Knowledge – Functional Expertise – Proven Results in Similar Assignments – Strong people management & leadership skills
Fund Raising,
Business Development
Alliance Management
Business Development
Alliance Management
Capital raise, development & implementation
Business development
- identification of partnerhips,
- due diligence
- licensing in/out including evaluation, negotiations, deal making
Alliance Management
Digital Health
Complex project management and customer excellence
- from business case, to project scoping,
- development and deployment at large scale of SaMD solution
Business development and Key Accounting
SaMD Quality and Compliance
Examples of Missions : Mentorship
Examples of Missions : Strategy & Organization
Examples of Missions : Business Excellence
Examples of Missions : Fund raising & BD
Examples of Missions : Interim Senior Management
Examples of Missions : Digital Health
Our Team and Preferred partners
Ivan
Managing Partner
Managing Partner
Hélène
Partner
Partner
Lamouri
Partner
Partner
Ivan Cohen-Tanugi MD, MBA – Managing Partner
20+ years experience in Europe & in the USA within TEVA, AMGEN, ROCHE, SANOFI from Global & local Product launches, late stage R&D, to successful General Management experiences within EU, US & International with P&L up to $700MM.
Between 2009 & 2017, Ivan held the positions of
- Senior VP & General Manager Teva North America Biologics & Specialty
- President & CEO of a Paris based Biotech/Medtech start up (genetherapy in ophthalmology + device at pre-clinical stage) funded by key investors, then
- CEO of a Zurich/SIX listed a clinical stage Medtech-Biotech in Orthobiologics
Helène M-D
BS in Biology & Cell Biology Physiology and Master in Marketing ESSEC Paris
Through 15+ years tenure in Blue ship Pharma, Biopharmaceuticals, Diagnostic companies, Hélène, developed a strong expertise in marketing, sales, « Go to Market », medico-marketing as well as cross functional development functions and Project management
strong experiences in TLs management. Multichannel plans by medical specialties
Development & implementation of Patient Pathway programs in Neurosciences
Development & implementation of market expansion project
Through 15+ years tenure in Blue ship Pharma, Biopharmaceuticals, Diagnostic companies, Hélène, developed a strong expertise in marketing, sales, « Go to Market », medico-marketing as well as cross functional development functions and Project management
strong experiences in TLs management. Multichannel plans by medical specialties
Lamouri Bessalah – Partner
BS in Biomedical Sciences and Master in Biotechnology and Management at IONIS
Digital Health University Diploma (Paris Sorbonne) and HEC Strategy and Performance
+10 years’ experience in Digital Health (4 years in complex Project Management, 3 years as a Business Unit Manager, and 2 years in Business and Sales roles withing a US consulting firm)
Developed technical know-how as well as a deep knowledge on healthcare innovations in SaMD regulated environment, through ISO13485 certification of e-health platform
Deep interactions with Pharma and medical device industry players across
Europe at operational and leadership levels (e.g. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Covidien/Medtronic, MSD..)
Europe at operational and leadership levels (e.g. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Covidien/Medtronic, MSD..)