Urs has a MS in Organic Chemistry and Computer Science from Zürich, and a PhD from Chicago. He then spent time as Postdoctoral Research Fellow at MIT before joining Bain & Co as a consultant. Following this role, Urs became Head of Strategic Business Unit at Mettler Toledo for a number of years. ​
Since 2005, Urs has been CEO and President of Biosynth, of which he is a co-owner, and has overseen its continued growth and expansion to a global products and services company. ​
Urs remains a passionate scientist and entrepreneur and is actively involved in the scientific direction of the business as well as its corporate goals. In addition, he is an active early-stage business angel and is an investor and founder of more than a dozen innovative biotechnology and medtech companies. ​
Urs has authored and co-authored many patents and scientific publications and stays active in the scientific community.
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