Lifesciences

Patrick Scherrer

Since 2004, he is CEO of Widmann Associates who is the exclusive partner in Life Science for Vinci Capital.

A graduate in economics from the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, Patrick Scherrer began his career at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC, today Hewlett-Packard) in Geneva, in 1982.

He developed several successful innovative pan-European technology initiatives and he was appointed European Technical Director, Corporate Strategic Alliances, in 1992. After leaving DEC, he joined AT&T, in 1995, as Director, Strategy & New Business Development, for AT&T International Value Added Services corporation where he participated to the development of AT&T-Unisource. In 1998, he co-founded the European Tech Tour association, where he remains an active Vice-President. During the same year, he joined Venture Partners, a private equity firm, covering high-tech, bio-technology and life science sectors: he left the firm in 2003 as an Investment Partner.