Michael Krel
Director/Board Member at AFYREN
Network origin in Michael Krel first degree
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Ecole Polytechnique
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 59 |
Sofinnova Partners SAS
 Sofinnova Partners SAS Investment ManagersFinance Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 48 |
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| Public Company | Biotechnology | 14 |
Comet Biorefining, Inc.
 Comet Biorefining, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Comet Biorefining, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. It proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosic glucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. The company was founded by Andrew Richard in 2009 and is headquartered in London, Canada.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 9 |
EnobraQ SAS
 EnobraQ SAS Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries EnobraQ SAS develops yeast for the production of chemical compounds. The company was founded on November 13, 2015 and is headquartered in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France.
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| Holding Company | Chemicals: Major Diversified | 8 |
Meiogenix SAS
 Meiogenix SAS BiotechnologyHealth Technology Meiogenix SAS operates as a biotech company which develops breeding technologies. Its technology allows the modulation of the homologous recombination in eukaryotic cells. It facilitates the natural process that introduces genetic diversity in organisms allowing the generation of novel natural varieties. The company was founded by Giacomo Bastianelli and Alain Nicolas in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 7 |
Microphyt SA
 Microphyt SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology Microphyt SA researches, develops, produces and markets natural bioactive products from microalgae. Its solutions are intended to address the needs of personal-care, food and health-care industries worldwide, through a differentiated and sustainable approach and proprietary technologies allow controlled and industrial-scale supply of microalgae biomass and extracts. The firm''s Industrial scale photo bioreactors developed and patented and are designed to produce specific strains of microalgae by preserving cell integrity and yielding commercial quantities of slow-growing or biofilm-forming species. The company was founded by Arnaud Muller-Feuga in 2007 and is headquartered in Baillargues, France.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 6 |
EnginZyme AB
 EnginZyme AB BiotechnologyHealth Technology EnginZyme AB is a Swedish company founded in 2014 by Samuel Härgestam, Robin Chatterjee, and Karim Engelmark Cassimjee. EnginZyme is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a multidisciplinary team of experts in biocatalysis, organic chemistry, enzyme and process engineering, as well as AI and machine learning. The company has developed a patented, cell-free biomanufacturing platform that combines the power of biology with the efficiencies of the chemical industry. EnginZyme aims to produce better, greener, and more affordable products sustainably. The company's enzyme immobilisation technology enables biomanufacturing without living organisms, resulting in lower costs and a smaller environmental footprint. The company has been recognized as a technology pioneer by the World Economic Forum and was selected for the Cleantech 100 list in 2022 and 2023. Karim Engelmark Cassimjee has been the CEO since 2014.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 6 |
Elicit Plant SAS
 Elicit Plant SAS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Elicit Plant SAS is a French agri-biotech company that aims to become a leader in the ecological transition for agriculture and address the challenges posed by climate change on large-scale crops. The company is based in Moulins-sur-Tardoire, France. The company's proprietary technology, based on the exogenous application of phytosterols, enhances plant stress resistance by eliciting their natural defenses. Extensive field trials across three continents have proven that the biosolutions from the eliterra® platform are the only ones providing farmers with a regular and sufficient return on investment for use in large-scale crops, yielding an average increase in productivity of 12%%. The company was founded in 2017 by Jean-François Dechant, who has been the CEO since 2017.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 4 |
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| Private Company | Biotechnology | 4 |
Werewool, Inc.
 Werewool, Inc. TextilesProcess Industries Werewool, Inc. develops fibers. The CEO of the American company is Chui-Lian Lee.
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| Holding Company | Textiles | 2 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Michael Krel via their personal network
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SpineVision SA
 SpineVision SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology SpineVision SA develops and markets implants for the treatment of spinal disorders. It also designs instrumentation for the spinal treatments. Its products include Flex 2, Lumis, Plus/X-Plus, ULIS, Unithread, Spacevisions, and C3. The firm also offers solutions for spinal pathologies, such as lumbar degenerative disc diseases, deformities, cervical disorders, trauma, and tumors. The company was founded by Gérard Vanacker on July 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Antony, France. | Medical Specialties | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Mascoma Corp.
 Mascoma Corp. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Mascoma Corp. develops technology for abundant biomass conversion. The firm operates through its bioprocessing technology platform, develops bioengineered yeasts and other microorganisms. It also designs and manufactures equipment that processes cellulosic biomass for further biological or chemical conversion. The company was founded by Lee R. Lynd, Charles E. Wyman and Robert J. Johnsen in 2005 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. | Biotechnology | Chairman Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Medtronic CoreValve LLC
 Medtronic CoreValve LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medtronic CoreValve LLC develops transcatheter technologies for failing aortic heart valves. Its proprietary ReValving System allows both percutaneous (PAVR) and transapical aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and is intended to provide an alternative to open-heart surgery. The company was founded by Jacques Seguin in 2001 and is located in Irvine, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| MAINSTAY MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| AIR LIQUIDE | Chemicals: Specialty | Corporate Officer/Principal Sales & Marketing | |
| University of Oxford | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Avantium Technologies BV
 Avantium Technologies BV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Avantium Technologies BV operates as chemical technology company. It offers a breeding ground for revolutionary renewable chemistry solutions. The firm specializes in innovations and technologies for catalytic research and development services and systems. The company was founded in February 2000 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| INSEAD | College/University | Doctorate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
| University of Geneva | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| Université Paris Dauphine-PSL | College/University | Graduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| SUPERSONIC IMAGINE | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - Flanders Institute
 Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - Flanders Institute Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - Flanders Institute operates as a non-profit organization, provides research and development services. It specializes in translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. The company was founded on January 1, 1996 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium. | College/University | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
MyCartis NV
 MyCartis NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology MyCartis NV develops technologies for healthcare personalization needs. It offers Evalution, a multiplex analysis platform to develop protein and nucleic-acid based clinical biomarkers. The company provides disruptive solutions in the fields of clinical and translational research for various applications in the detection of proteins and nucleic acids, such as sandwich immunoassays, antibody assays, genotyping assays, and mutation analysis assays to customers and partners. It offers products for various disease areas, including cell signalling, cardiovascular, oncology, and preeclampsia. The company was founded by Koen Kas in August 2004 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium. | Biotechnology | Chairman Chief Executive Officer | |
France Biotech Association
 France Biotech Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services France Biotech Association is an independent association founded in 1997 that brings together healthtech entrepreneurs and their expert partners. The non-profit company is based in Paris, France. The association actively contributes to meeting the many challenges of the healthtech industry, such as companies' financing, innovation-related taxes, regulatory and market access related issues. It offers concrete competition and solutions through its commissions and working groups to help startups and SMEs become international leaders capable of rapidly developing and bringing innovative solutions to patients. The French company was founded by Philippe Pouletty, Pascal Brandys, Denis J. Lucquin. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| AVANTIUM N.V. | Industrial Machinery | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| Grenoble Ecole de Management | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
CYTOO SA
 CYTOO SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology CYTOO SA operates as a contract research organization which develops physiological cell-based assays. It focuses on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing new technologies for cell analysis for life sciences research community. The company has offices in Bethesda and Grenoble. The company was founded by François Chatelain, Alexandra Fuchs and Jacques Lewiner in 2008 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
BonitaSoft SA
 BonitaSoft SA Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services BonitaSoft SA develops open source software. It also provides open source business process management solutions. The firm's product, Bonita open solution, is an open source BPM solution that designs, develops, executes, and monitors business processes; Bonita Studio, a BPM notation solution for drawing processes graphically; and Bonita execution engine with Bonita open solution for integrating new services or BPM standards as they emerge. The company was founded by Rodrigue Le Gall, Charles Souillard, and Miguel Valdes-Faura in 2001 and is headquartered in Boulogne, France. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Kurma Partners SA
 Kurma Partners SA Investment ManagersFinance Kurma Partners SA (KP) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Thierry Laugel. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Private Equity Analyst | |
| MCPHY ENERGY | Industrial Machinery | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
France Invest
 France Invest Financial ConglomeratesFinance France Invest is a French association of investors for growth that supports private equity as a lever for business creators and managers to achieve growth. The private company is based in Paris, France and was founded by Maurice Tchenio. The association is at the heart of the economy and aims to share the value created by supporting companies in their innovation and energy transition efforts. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| REDX PHARMA PLC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| BIOAMBER INC. | Chemicals: Specialty | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
MD Start SA
 MD Start SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology MD Start SA develops medical device technology. It has collaboration between venture capital, institutional investors and industry to the development of innovative medtech ideas in Europe. The company was founded by Tim Lenihanin 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Biotechnology | Chairman Director/Board Member Chief Investment Officer | |
| AMOÉBA | Household/Personal Care | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
ReCor Medical, Inc.
 ReCor Medical, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ReCor Medical, Inc. develops novel therapeutic ultrasound catheter technologies The firm develops a therapeutic non-focused ultrasound system for performing renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension. The company was founded by Mano Iyer and Jacques Seguin in July 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Founder | |
| BIOTALYS NV | Chemicals: Agricultural | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chairman | |
MedDay Pharmaceuticals SAS
 MedDay Pharmaceuticals SAS BiotechnologyHealth Technology MedDay Pharmaceuticals SAS operates as a biotechnology company developing new drugs for nervous system disorders. The firm operates for the treatment of neuro-metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Frédéric Sedel and Guillaume Brion in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
HighLife SAS
 HighLife SAS Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology HighLife SAS develops percutaneous mitral valve replacement therapies. It offers a minimally invasive prosthetic mitral valve that is implanted on a beating heart, while preserving the native valve structure and respecting the surrounding anatomy. The company was founded by Georg Börtle in 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
CorWave SA
 CorWave SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology CorWave SA develops and manufactures blood pumps. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Amolyt Pharma SAS
 Amolyt Pharma SAS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Amolyt Pharma SAS engages in development of biopharmaceutical drugs, proteins and peptides for the treatment of metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Thierry Abribat in 2014 and is headquartered in Ecully, France. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Pylote SA
 Pylote SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology Pylote SA conceives and develops mineral microspheres to sell solutions. Its products include mineral microspheres, material integration and pylote added. The company was founded by Loïc Marchin and is headquartered in Dremil-Lafage, France. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
BiovelocITA Srl
 BiovelocITA Srl Investment ManagersFinance Biovelocita Srl (Biovelocita) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Silvano Spinelli, Gabriella Camboni and Sofinnova Partners. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor | |
LimFlow SA
 LimFlow SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology LimFlow SA develops and offers medical devices which transformes the treatment of critical limb Ischemi. The firm?s proprietary and CE marked technology is a novel and purely percutaneous therapy for ?no-option? CLI patients. The company was founded by Martin T. Rothman in 2012 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
MicroPEP Technologies SAS
 MicroPEP Technologies SAS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services MicroPEP Technologies SAS engages in the development of biomimetic peptides that manage plant genetics. The company was founded by Thomas Laurent on April 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Toulouse, France. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
SafeHeal SAS
 SafeHeal SAS Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology SafeHeal SAS develops anastomosis protection devices for improved patient recovery and reduced healthcare costs. The company is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member President | |
May Health SAS
 May Health SAS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services May Health SAS engages in the development of device for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome infertility. The company was founded in September 2017 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member President | |
Afyren Neoxy SAS
 Afyren Neoxy SAS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Afyren Neoxy SAS engages in the operation of a biotechnological company for the valorisation of non-food biomass into bioenergy. It offers 7 organic acids. The company was founded on August 09, 2018 and is headquartered in Saint-Beauzire, France. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Chairman | |
GeneSpire Srl
 GeneSpire Srl BiotechnologyHealth Technology GeneSpire Srl is a holding company, which engages in the development of transformative gene therapies for patients with genetic diseases. The company was founded by Luigi Naldini and Alessio Cantone in March 2020 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Nephris Srl
 Nephris Srl Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Nephris Srl provides pre-clinical and research services for kidney diseases. The company is based in Milan, Italy. The Italian company was founded in 2021 by Paolo Fiorina, Francesca D'Addio. The CEO is Maria Gabriella Camboni. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Moon Surgical SAS
 Moon Surgical SAS Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Moon Surgical SAS is a French medical technology company that is creating a new category of robotic surgery. The company is based in Paris, France and is operated by renowned serial medical innovators and backed by leading venture capitalists. Its Maestro system enhances existing laparoscopic techniques and tools with new capabilities, benefiting the 93%% of patients who currently do not have access to minimally invasive robotic surgery. The CEO of the company is Anne Osdoit. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer |
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| France | 28 |
| Italy | 7 |
| United States | 6 |
| United Kingdom | 4 |
| Belgium | 4 |
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| Health Technology | 27 |
| Consumer Services | 8 |
| Commercial Services | 7 |
| Finance | 5 |
| Process Industries | 4 |
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| Director/Board Member | 499 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 98 |
| Chairman | 83 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 67 |
| Private Equity Investor | 61 |
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