Alicia Daeden

Alicia Daeden is a biophysicist and biotechnology scientist with expertise spanning biomedical research, innovation, venture capital and healthcare investment.

For more than a decade, she has led multidisciplinary research in stem cell biology, neurosciences, and biophysics at leading institutions, including the University of Geneva, the National Centre of Competence in Research and the London Centre for Nanotechnology. She is the author of multiple peer-reviewed publications and book chapters in top-tier journals such as Nature and Nature Cell Biology. 

She holds a PhD in Biophysics from the University of Geneva, an engineering diploma from the École Supérieure de Biotechnologie de Strasbourg, and a Master’s degree in Health and Drug Discovery from the University of Strasbourg. 

Passionate about innovation, Alicia is committed to advancing transformative translational research into therapies that address unmet medical needs in neglected diseases and underserved populations.