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The Springboard Health Angels
Expert Group

Dr. Sievert Weiss

Co-Founder and Medical Director of AMBOSS, a medical education scale-up with 400+ FTE and international expansion; physician by background; father of 3 kids, Berlin-based.

Katie Baca-Motes

Katie Baca-Motes, co-founder of Scripps Research Digital Trials Center and CSO at CareEvolution. Former Disney Imagineer, innovating digital health and decentralized clinical trials. UCSD MBA

Jens Noertershaeuser

Jens is co-founder and is Co-CEO of Kranus Health, a leader in virtual care for urology. Jens brings a decade of experience in pharmaceuticals and healthcare, focusing on digital transformation. He has held leadership roles at Palantir Technologies, Amazon, and McKinsey & Company, and holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master’s in Bioengineering from KIT

Dr. Alexander Schellinger

Alex leads Digital Transformation Consulting at Siemens Healthineers, focusing on IT strategy, patient pathways, and care networks. Formerly head of healthcare innovation at Die Techniker, he has expertise in telemedicine, mental health, and policy. He holds degrees from Columbia, LSE, and a PhD from the University of Bremen

Hebe Middlemiss

Hebe is Head of AI Strategy & Innovation for R&D at AstraZeneca, driving AI initiatives across the pharmaceutical value chain. Previously, she led the Knowledge Graph team at BenevolentAI and worked at Huma. A global speaker on AI in drug discovery, she holds degrees from Oxford and Imperial College London

Dr. Javier Garcia Palacios

Javier is a digital health leader with a decade of experience at Bayer and Roche, driving global initiatives from concept to commercialization. He has developed data-driven businesses in cardiometabolic diseases, oncology, neurology, and more. With a passion for healthcare digitalization, Javier excels in strategic partnerships and scaling innovative solutions.

Dr. Ravi Kiron

Ravi is a seasoned pharma/biotech executive with expertise spanning R&D, clinical development, IP, BD, M&A, IPOs, and commercialization. With leadership roles at Pfizer, J&J, Merck KGaA, and startups, he has driven global partnerships and innovation across oncology, neurology, AI, microbiomes, and longevity. He holds a PhD (IISc, India) and an MBA (Rensselaer)

Shawn Hoon

Shawn, with a PhD in Genetics from Stanford, co-founded Proteona (acquired by Singleron) and serves as VP of Biology at Automera. He helped establish Singapore’s Molecular Engineering Lab and specializes in bioinformatics, chemogenomics, and synthetic biology

Luisa Wasilewski

Luisa, a published author and digital health expert, combines experience in leading investments and companies in healthcare. As CEO of Brainwave Hub, she guides companies through patient-centric digital transformation and evaluates healthcare startups

Andreas Richter

Andreas transitioned from banking to life sciences in 2001, taking on roles as CFO, consultant, founder, and investor. He has contributed to financing rounds and four exits at companies like Direvo Biotech, 4-Antibody, Ayoxxa, Fit Analytics, and Ferrosens. Now CFO at Navigo Proteins, he brings deep financial and operational expertise

Dr. Carl Firth

Carl is the CEO of ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a US-listed biopharmaceutical company. With a background in commercial and R&D roles at AstraZeneca and healthcare investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Carl also holds board positions at various biotechs and is an Adjunct Professor at Duke-NUS Medical School. He has a PhD in Computational Biology from Cambridge University

Alexander Rinnert

Alex, a dentist by training, specializes in revenue cycle management and healthcare strategy, with experience at BFS Health Finance. Passionate about tech that supports medical professionals, he focuses on streamlining data entry and exchange. An expert in German telemedicine and revenue cycle innovations

Yamila Eraso

Yamila is a partner at STUDIO LEGAL Rechtsanwälte, specializing in startup/venture financing, corporate governance, and cross-border business involving the U.S. and Latin America. Yamila is also an experienced angel investor and is admitted as a lawyer in Colombia and New York, and as a foreign attorney in Germany

Amir Danino

Amir Danino, with a B.Sc. in Biomedical Engineering and an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, has 20+ years in the medical device industry. He specializes in transcatheter structural heart technologies and has guided multiple devices from concept to clinical application and regulatory approval, with earlier work in orthopedic and cardiovascular implants.

Frank Stegert

Frank is an entrepreneur and investor specializing in life sciences, with a focus on mental health and neurotech. He is CEO of Mayaa Ventures, an investor at Global Asset Capital, and former VP at atai Life Sciences. His background includes leadership roles at Deutsche Handelsbank, 99chairs, McKinsey, and Siemens

Dr. Valerie Kirchberger

Valerie is a co-founder of Evela Health, a hybrid clinic specializing in women's health during perimenopause and menopause. Formerly COO and now a board member at Heartbeat Medical Solutions, she advances value-based healthcare and integrates digital innovations into care delivery. A Sciana Health Leaders fellow, she began her career as a pediatrician before focusing on systemic healthcare transformation

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Dr. Kalon Hewage

Surgeon-turned-VC Kalon, MD, BSc, MSc, combines healthcare and startup expertise. Garnered $20M+ in funding, working with Pace Ventures on HealthTech and BioTech innovations

Sebastian Sujka

Sebastian, an entrepreneur and CEO, specializes in digital health, AI, and healthcare innovation. He has founded and exited companies like xbird, Datamonk, and BrainEffect, and served as Managing Director of Glooko. Skilled in patient-focused tech, pharma partnerships, and M&A, he drives innovation across US and European healthcare ventures

Fabian Binöder

Fabian is a healthcare expert with over 10 years of experience as an entrepreneur, advisor, investor, and speaker. He leads the healthcare and life sciences practice at a global consulting firm and holds degrees in biology and medical process management

Jan Benedikt Brönneke, LLM

Jan, Associate Lead Expert at BWI, oversees digitalization of German Armed Forces Medical Service. Ex-Director at Germany’s Health Innovation Hub, advised on healthcare system's digital transformation

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