Our Team
We have a diverse and multi-disciplinary team operating between Oxford, UK and Porto, Portugal.
Luís Valente
Co-founder and CEO
Award-winning business manager and engineer, founded his first company at 18. As a serial entrepreneur, Luis was named one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Science and Healthcare.
Joana Paiva (PhD)
Co-founder and CTO
Inventor, Biomedical scientist and Physics PhD. With 3 patents and multiple high-impact publications, Joana was named as one of Forbes 30 Under 30 for Science and Healthcare.
Paula Sampaio (PhD)
Co-founder and CSO
Senior scientist, Professor and Biomedical Sciences PhD. National Coordinator for the Portuguese Platform of Bioimaging. Paula’s work has been featured in various high-impact publications.
Mehak Mumtaz (PhD)
Co-founder and COO
Personalized medicine expert and PhD turned strategy consultant to C-Levels. Previously, an Oxford Innovation Fellow, Mehak spun a company and is passionate about translating science.
Mentors & Advisors
Jorge Fernández García
Mentor & Advisor
EIT Health Director of Innovation, more than 18 years of experience in healthcare and life sciences
João Paulo Cunha
Mentor & Advisor
Innovator, inventor, Professor of Bioengineering. Proud founder/mentor of 6 startups from his lab
Pedro Jorge
Advisor
Renowned scientist in Photonics with vast technology transfer experience in optical fibre sensing