Juerg Eckhardt, Chairman

Dr Juerg Eckhardt is an investment advisor for BB BIOTECH VENTURES. He has invested in a wide range of different life science companies.

Before starting his venture capital career, he was an Associate Partner of McKinsey & Co in Zurich and New Jersey/New York, and a member of the firm's European Healthcare Leadership team. Prior to that, Dr Eckhardt was a resident physician at the University Hospital of Basel, Switzerland.

Dr Eckhardt holds an MD from the University of Basel, Switzerland, and an MBA from INSEAD, France. His past or current board assignments include Anteis SA, Calypso Medical Technologies Inc, NeurogesX Inc, TargeGen Inc, and swiss smile Holding AG.