Dr Andreas Persidis is the co-founder and CEO of Biovista Inc. He is a member of the European Innovation council, a member of the H2020 Expert Advisory Group on Innovation for SMEs, an expert reviewer and evaluator for the European Commission and the Austrian government, has managed on behalf of the European Commission a roadmap study on systematic innovation, and has advised the Hellenic government on innovation strategy and research priorities in the areas of IT and the life sciences.