At Strategic Healthcare Advisors
We believe that meaningful progress in the healthcare begin with bold ideas, clear strategy, and the right support.
Whether you’re a start-up seeking funding or an established company ready to grow, Strategic Healthcare Advisors is your trusted partner at every stage.
We offer personalised guidance, scientific and industry expertise, and actionable insights to help you navigate challenges and make confident decisions.
By connecting you with the right people at the right time, we unlock opportunities and accelerate your growth.
Our Company Ethos
Our Vision
The strategic reference for long-term Life Sciences startup success
Our Mission
To unlock the full potential of science-driven Life Sciences innovations through strategic insight, funding support, and comprehensive market access.
Our Strategy
We support science-backed healthcare innovations led by ambitious, experienced teams, offering tailored guidance to turn ideas into sustainable success.
Our Value
Our work is grounded in integrity, excellence, agility and scientific rigour. We combine sector-specific expertise with a large network to create lasting value for our clients.
Services We Offer
Strategic Consulting
We offer specialized strategic support across five key sectors: medical devices and diagnostics, digital health, deep tech applied to medical solutions, veterinary health, cosmetics and food supplements.
Our services cover tailored innovation, development, regulatory, financing guidance, and go-to-market strategies. We help clients navigate complex markets, de-risk technologies, accelerate product readiness, and strengthen their competitive position.
Fundraising Support
We offer access to both dilutive and non-dilutive funding through a trusted network of private investors—including business angels, venture capital funds, investment banks, and family offices—as well as collaboration with experienced national and EU grant-writing experts.
M&A Support
For small and medium-sized healthcare companies with strategic ambition and cross-sector potential, we provide tailored mergers and acquisitions support. Leveraging deep multi-sector expertise and networks, we help you identify the right opportunities, navigate transactions, and maximize your growth and market impact.
The Faces Behind Our Success
CO-MANAGING PARTNERS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS MANAGER
BUSINESS PARTNERS
Our Expertise
With over 26 years of experience, Francis is an expert in brand development, team leadership, and growth strategy for cosmetics, food supplements, and over-the-counter products. He has a strong background in financing, working closely with investment banks, funds, and family offices. He is also a Business Angel and selection committee member at Angels Sante.
🎓 PharmD, Executive Strategic Management – ESSEC Business School
Caroline has 15 years of experience spanning academia and the healthcare industry. She specialises in non-dilutive fundraising, key opinion leaders and investor relations, and strategic advising for healthcare startups. Her diverse background includes innovation consulting, executive advising, and leadership roles in research and veterinary practice. She is also affiliate Research Fellow at The University of Edinburgh (Scotland, UK).
🎓 Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine, MSc in Immunology, PhD in Virology, MBA in progress – University of Bradford
Jean-Michel brings 25 years of multicultural experience in pharmaceuticals, covering wholesale, sale, retail for cosmetics, medical devices, and more. He brings deep strategic and business development expertise, having led initiatives at major firms including Walgreens Boots Alliance and Phoenix Pharma. He holds a PharmD and completed executive training at HEC Paris in healthcare strategy.
🎓 PharmD, Strategic Healthcare Training – HEC Paris
With 15 years in hospitality, Ammilie blends hands‑on field experience with strong event and client management skills. She brings a strategic, customer‑focused mindset to healthcare and life-science project support, marketing, and international client relations, helping organizations deliver smooth projects and tailored solutions across global settings.
🎓 Bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management
Senior healthcare executive with over 25 years of experience in executive and general management roles, leading commercial and marketing organisations across Europe and North Africa. His career includes senior leadership positions at Mölnlycke Health Care, KCI Medical, and Owen Mumford. He currently serves as an independent board member at RegenLab and supports life-science innovators with execution, growth, and international market expansion.
He is a board member of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce & Industry and the XXIᵉ Century Club, and a former board member of SNITEM, the French MedTech industry association.
🎓 MBA in Strategy & Economic Intelligence (École de Guerre Économique – EGE)
International manager in veterinary diagnostics and public affairs with over 40 years of experience across MedTech and animal health. His background spans sales, marketing, commercial management, and government relations across the EMEA region.
He is a former Senior Government & Public Affairs Manager, EMEA at IDEXX Laboratories, and now supports animal health stakeholders and professional associations in strategic development, the promotion of best diagnostic practices, and the deployment of innovative diagnostic solutions in international markets.
🎓 MBA, United Business Institute, Brussels
Senior international growth and business development executive with over 20 years of experience across MedTech, medical diagnostics, SaaS, and Artificial Intelligence. Elisabeth supports healthcare and medical technology companies in international expansion, commercialisation of innovation, and execution of high-impact growth strategies.
She has worked with a wide range of international organisations, most recently as EMEA Business Development Lead at Topcon Healthcare Europe, where she led regional expansion initiatives, strategic partnerships, and the deployment of digital and AI-enabled healthcare solutions across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
🎓 MBS – International Business
🎓Licentiate in Business Administration – University College Cork (UCC)
Senior regulatory and quality executive with over 20 years’ experience in the healthcare sector, specialising in medical devices and in vitro diagnostics. Vanessa combines deep technical expertise with a business-driven, market-access–focused strategic vision.
She holds an MSc in Quality, Innovation & Environment, is an ISO 9001, ISO 13485 and ISO/IEC 42001 auditor, and is currently completing an Executive MBA. Her expertise encompasses regulatory strategy, quality systems, audits and governance, with extensive experience in European and international market access. Founder and former CEO of Cap Compliance, she now advises healthcare companies as a Strategic Market Access Partner, supporting compliant, sustainable and high-impact innovation.
🎓 MSc in Quality, Innovation & Environment
🎓 ISO 9001:2015 | ISO 13485 | MDSAP | ISO/IEC 42001 – AI Management Systems
🎓Executive MBA (in progress)
They Trusted Us
A trusted and forward-thinking partner to leading innovators in the healthcare sector, supporting their growth through strategic insight and deep industry expertise
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