Bernard Surelemont

Epimede Representative

Bernard Surelemont, PhD, is an entrepreneurial professor with extensive experience in scientific entrepreneurship, university spin-offs and in entrepreneurial finance. After ten years of experience in international business and an INSEAD MBA and a PhD in Strategic Management, Bernard became a professor of entrepreneurship at Liège University (Belgium) and Lausanne (Switzerland). In 1988, he launched the TTO of Liège University. He was co-founder of Mithra Pharmaceuticals, the VC Fund E-Capital I, Epimede. In 2004 he launched the first Belgian master in entrepreneurship at HEC-ULiège. He is now a board member of several start-ups and VCs funds. In 2000 he created SEED (now EKLO), an incubator to coach high-growth potential start-ups. He is also the founder of VentureLab, an incubator dedicated to support the creation of start-ups by students.