Thibaut Mercey

Biography

 Thibaut is a serial entrepreneur in the field of biophotonics. Engineer in optics by background, he co-founded his first high-tech start-up in 2001 (GenOptics) and developed a SPRi system for biomolecular interaction monitoring. He coordinated technical improvements and was instrumental in GenOptics’ early growth, In 2003, Thibaut co-founded Dermoptics, which developed an innovative UVB lamp to treat some dermatological diseases like psoriasis and vitiligo. Dermoptics has been taken over by Quantel S.A. in 2005, in which he build various medical devices product, from origination to marketing. In 2013, Thibaut was named among the 10 Best French Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review. Thibaut holds a MSc from Institut d’Optique Graduate School (aka “SupOptique”, Palaiseau, France, 2000) and a MBA from London Business School with a major in Entrepreneurial Management (London, UK, 2010). Thibaut founded Prestodiag in March 2012.

Research Interest

 Molecular Biology,Genetics