François Gilardoni

FONGIT Seed Invest SA (FONGIT) is a high-tech Swiss business incubator and part of the of the governmental business incubator program of the State of Geneva. Founded by Jean-Pierre Etter in 1997 to create wealth, employment and opportunity in local, regional and national economies, the incubator is located at the Centre de Technologies Nouvelles, in Plan-les-Ouates. FONGIT operates as a non-profit oriented, private foundation which aims to actively incubate, support and assist early-stage, high-risk companies and to provide the necessary assistance to increase the chances of their technology-based ventures.

Viroblock SA develops and commercializes antiviral products. Viroblock technology uses a novel mechanism of action to inactivate enveloped viruses, human and avian such As influenzas, SARS virus and the AIDS virus. The company was founded by Donald F. H. Wallach in 2005 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.