Governance

CTIBIOTECH is served by a multilingual outstanding management team and external advisors in the areas of science, medicine, cosmetics, pharma, finance and legal

With over 30 years experience in a wide range of biomedical specialities, our team has already made a global impact

Executive team

Professor Colin McGuckin

Co-Founder

President France, Global CSO

Having been the first Full Professor of Regenerative Medicine in the United Kingdom, with many years experience of high-level medical research and clinical trials, he co-founded CTIBIOTECH to advance human tissues research and testing. A government advisor and international biomedical expert, he is President and Chief Innovation Officer at CTIBIOTECH.

Dr Nico Forraz

Co-Founder

CEO, France & USA

Co-founder and CEO of CTIBIOTECH with 25 years experience in biomedicine, business development and international relations, he brings strong networking and ethical business ethos. He is also co-creator, with Prof Colin, of the world's first liver tissues made from adult stem cells. His work with the French government promotes international business and education.

Key team members

Mathieu Lacroix

Director, Biosourcing and Logistics, Mathieu leads a team working with hospitals internationally to source, collect and process, ethically and legally, human tissues normally thrown away and is expert in biobanking and tissue processing. He is also lead on working with distributors and partners in our global network.

Clément Millet, Director, Laboratory and Quality

Clement Milet

Director, Laboratory and Quality, Clement leads the innovation research team with Prof Colin and works with Dr Forraz in developing long-term projects and strategy for company expansion. He also oversees the service testing side of the laboratory and ISO quality and regulatory maintenance.

Anne-Laure Desroches

Laboratory Manager, CTIBIOTECH, Anne-Laure is highly trained in the research and testing of human tissues and processing tissues from hospitals. She leads a team carrying out sophisticated laboratory work.

Nelly Dubrulle

International Business Developer, Nelly is a fully trained biomedicine scientist with business development experience. She is also the winner of the prestigious IFSCC Henry Maso Award, the highest honour in cosmetics advanced research globally.

Anthony Ortega

International Affairs Officer, Anthony promotes the North American expansion of CTIBIOTECH. Multilingual and based in Philadelphia, he leads outreach to clients and partners in the USA and Canada.

DNA Avocats

Legal representatives of CTIBIOTECH, David Nataf, expert in French corporate law with speciality in science and biotechnologies; Vincent Muller, litigation and defence lawyer; Tim Hughes, specialist in UK law and international business.

Advolis Orfis Valerie Malnoy

Finance representative of CTIBIOTECH with Advolis Orfis Baker Tilly, one of the largest and most successful finance, accounting and human resources groups in France.

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Advisors

CTIBIOTECH benefits from advisors in many domains to advance our work

Our distributors

Our strategic partners

Cosmetics / skin

Makilab

Philippe Msika, experienced professional from the cosmetics, beauty and personal care sector helping development in the industry

Regulatory

France Certification

Training and personalized support for certification implementation

Marketing / Comms

Twinfish Design

Design and marketing company advising in all aspects of communications in French and English.

Tax, finance, growth

G.A.C Group

Accelerate the innovation and performance of companies and territories for a responsible development and sustainable growth

Corporate Finance

Edmond De Rothschild Bank

Corporate financing, investments and acquisitions

Biotech and Pharma

LyonBiopole

Accelerates innovation in health in order to develop the medicine of the future and provide patients with the technologies, services and products of tomorrow

The female to male ratio at CTIBIOTECH has been at least 50 / 50 for more than 5 years. Staff come from different backgrounds in science, business, marketing. Check out our LINKEDIN pages to see more of our staff.

Staff information

Certifications

We operate to the highest standards internationally. We are fully authorized to work with human tissues and recognized as a fast-growing company "PERL" by the French government.

Our French laboratory is certified ISO 9001 : 2015.