Laurent Mieville

Dr Laurent Mieville is Immediate Past President of the Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals (ASTP.net), and Founder and Director of Unitec - the Technology Transfer Office of the University of Geneva. He has negotiated successfully more than 200 technology transfer and partnering deals with firms, including the creation of 15 spin-offs. His previous business experience includes several years with Conductus Inc. and as consultant in the evaluation of the commercial potential of new technologies for Glenwood partners, a capital venture firm in Silicon Valley.

Laurent hold several degrees in Physics (MSc, PhD) as well as in economics (MBA) and spent more than ten years in research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), the University of Geneva and Stanford University (USA). He is one of the first internationally accredited "Certified Licensing Professional" (CLP) and sits in their board of Governors.