Frank Desiere

University of Stuttgart

IMD Business School

ETH Zürich

Digital Health  -  Diagnostics  -  MedTech  -  Business Development  -  Healthcare Innovation  -  M&A -  Investments  -  Startups  -  Partnerships

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Member of Roche Diagnostics Centralized and Point of Care Solutions (CPS) Senior Management Team with >7 bn CHF P&L responsibilityMember of Roche Diagnostics Information Solutions (DIS) ext. Management Team (until 2019)Leading an int. multi-site org. with the responsibility to drive the digital transformation of the core business, establish Digital Health Solutions team, strategy and program and lead the global digital health start-up accelerator Startup Creasphere• Mobilised the organisation and digital advocates by focusing on 3 digital lighthouses • Expanded Startup Creasphere accelerator to global level across Roche Diagnostics, Regions and Pharma, engaging and inspiring internal as well as external stakeholders. Integrated digital opportunities into business projects. • Partnered with 3rd parties to re-imagine digital diagnostics, accelerate market adoption and raise digital capabilities in Diagnostics. • Integrated lab roadmap into Graffiti, the co-dev. GE Healthcare clinical virtual collaborator with AI, to simplify access to patient data in the ICU, and prepared for launch.• Pioneered Digital Solutions in Roche such as the Smart Diagnostics concept, clinical algorithms suite, cardiac disease management and remote pregnancy monitoring.

Roche

SVP Head of Digital Health Solutions Roche Diagnostics CPS

Goals of the C-MHBLM are to review the current concepts of e-Health, to promote the potential of e-health and m-health in laboratory medicine to improve service delivery for patients, to establish collaborations and partnerships, and to promote digitally enabled and integrated systems to help laboratory medicine to deliver patient-centered health experiences and quality health outcomes.

International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC)

Member of the Committee on Mobile Health and Bioengineering in Laboratory Medicine (C-MHBLM) .

Startup Creasphere is the Munich based Digital Health Accelerator and Open Innovation Platform established in 2018 by Roche and Plug and Play.

Startup Creasphere

Board Member

MassChallenge is a not-for-profit Startup Accelerator to create a global movement in support of entrepreneurship.

MassChallenge

Judge & Mentor

Member of Roche Diagnostics CPS Management Team with 7.5 bnCHF P&L responsibility.Leading an int. multi-site, cross-functional org. with up to 50 people with responsibility for:• Business Unit Strategy, strategic projects & growth initiatives• Business Development, M&A, licensing, partnerships• Strategic Portfolio Management• Market Access & Health Policy• Market & Competitive Intelligence• Partner/Alliance & Contract Management• R&D Project ManagementSelected Achievements: • Achieved >50 growth deals (acquisitions, licenses & contracts) driving healthcare innovation• Initiated and led >30 strategy projects covering BA-, segment-, R&D-, emerging market-strategies, organisational efficiency and technology strategies, significantly shaping the future of the business• Built high-performing, diverse, dynamic team and developed talents into new roles, increased employee engagement scores• Initiated, created and conducted Strategy Engagement Program BOOST to re-define strategy and engage 1600 employees globally, pioneering new ways of employee engagement leading to cultural change• Maximised the value of CPS portfolio through strategic project prioritisation• Initiated Roche entry into Mass Spec as a new market & technology• Identified ~5bnCHF market opportunity & achieved approval to develop a dedicated IVD Analyser, winning the 2017 CPS Business Award. • Initiated Digital Transformation in CPS• Identified Viewics and acquired its data analytics capabilities, RD's first acquisition in Digital Transformation• Achieved Value-Based Pricing & reimbursement with novel pre-eclampsia test in Women’s Health, established Health Policy function• Innovated testing menu with new markers e.g. AMH as first fully automated assay, CPS’ first cDx and entry into the IVF market, winning Innovation Awards.

SVP Head of Strategy & Business Development Roche Diagnostics CPS

- Developed, led and executed strategic growth initiatives to enter new In-Vitro Diagnostics, Healthcare IT and Life-Science markets leading to 5 acquisitions• Drove M&A projects from identification, due-diligence & management buy-in to execution of acquisitions and post-merger integration• Applied expertise in deal structuring, due-diligence, finance, accounting, legal and negotiation to successfully close deals• Led global, cross-functional teams of senior executives to success, from project start to deal closure• Initiated and led business strategy project focused on growth in China, leading to enforced strategic focus on major growth region and continued business success. • Drove business planning process overseeing and generating a multiple business unit, 10 bnCHF divisional business plan.

VP Global Business Development M&A

- Developed marketing, product positioning and launch plan for health-care start-up. Introduction of innovative packaging concept. • Developed new OTC strategy for biggest Polish Pharma company, special focus on distribution,  marketing, and organisational efficiency.

Senior Consultant

- Directed a board level sponsored nutrition and health program focusing on new business opportunities in an emerging product sector with market potential of €2.8bn in Europe• Implemented growth strategy resulting in a significant nutritional & healthcare field partnership• Marketed innovative business applications at international conferences consequently increasing worldwide visibility of the project

Nestlé

Project Leader Business Development and Technology Transfer

- Created a competitive research strategy that convinced management to invest in bioinformatics• Hired and led research team of 6 scientists to implement and manage core bioinformatics facility for worldwide R&D network and deliver research services leading to high-impact publications• Led a 20 people transfer of technology project team in USA, enhancing research capabilities in the corporate world-wide R&D network

Head of Bioinformatics

- Developed novel method for food production generating a patent, resulting in a PhD thesis• Pioneered research projects in the emerging field of bioinformatics• Initiated and conducted project at University of Melbourne, Australia leading to 2 publications

Research Manager

- Developed new fruit-tea beverage leading to an extension of the product range