€12M
Funding secured
Dilutive and non-dilutive funding supporting program execution.
Strategy Operations Innovation
Thomas
Brichart
Executive leader turning complex science into clear, executable outcomes.
8+ years building organisations and leading R&D and medical device programs from early development to clinical trials.
Based in Lyon, France
01 / Impact
Leadership measured
by outcomes.
Scientific depth, business judgement and disciplined execution in highly regulated environments.
4
Pilot clinical studies
Across rare diseases, intensive care and haematology.
1→12
Team scale-up
A multidisciplinary organisation built from the ground up.
14
Patent families
An IP strategy defined and executed around core innovation.
France 2030 laureate
Bpifrance Excellence 2025
23 publications
16 patents
4 PhD theses co-directed
02 / Experience
From research
to executive leadership.
MexBrain
CEO & COO
Development of a medical device designed to extract toxic free metals from the blood of intensive-care patients.
- Led MEX-CD1 scientific and clinical development from discovery to first-in-human trials.
- Built program governance, prioritisation and milestone tracking in a regulated environment.
- Led regulatory and quality activities under ISO 13485 and EU MDR.
- Aligned the board, internal teams and external stakeholders around key decisions.
Glincs
Chief Technology Officer
Luminescent markers, tracers and associated detection systems.
- Led a portable time-resolved fluorescence detector from concept to prototype.
- Defined system architecture and critical technology trade-offs.
- Coordinated hardware and software integration, analysis methods and external partners.
Institute for Energy Technology
Postdoctoral Researcher
Developed smart luminescent nanoparticles for near-well tracing studies.
03 / Expertise
Bridging science,
people and business.
01
Executive leadership
Strategy, organisational design, program governance, fundraising, board relations and cross-functional team leadership.
02
Regulated innovation
Medical device development, clinical programs, ISO 13485 quality systems, EU MDR and intellectual property strategy.
03
Technical fluency
Software, hardware, electronics and prototyping across C, Python, Swift, Linux, Raspberry Pi, Arduino, KiCad and 3D design tools.
04
Advanced negotiation
Scotwork-trained in negotiation strategy, influence and outcome optimisation.
Education
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2014
PhD in Nanotechnology
Institute of Light and Matter, Lyon
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2011
Master in Inorganic Chemistry
University of Lyon — High honours
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2009
Bachelor in Applied Chemistry
University of South Brittany
Languages
French Native
English Fluent
Italian / Norwegian Basics
Outside work
Music, cinema, reading and cycling.
04 / Contact
Let’s turn the next
ambitious idea into
a delivered outcome.
Open to executive leadership opportunities where science, innovation and meaningful impact meet.
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