1. Alumni attended a personal testimony by Rudi Pauwels (Biocartis) on disruptive innovation
Our alumni in Switzerland organized on February 21st, a top gathering on the topic (disruptive)
innovation at the heart of innovation in Switzerland, at the EPFL in Lausanne.
The alumni were honored to have none other than one of the leading internationally recognized
Belgian innovators, Mr. Rudi Pauwels, founder of Tibotec and Virco and currently the chairman
of Biocartis, a medical devices companies to bring a personal contribution on innovation. The
alumni were also honored by the presence of the Belgian Ambassador, Mr. Jan Luykx, who also
give a brief overview on innovation competencies in
Belgium and Europe. For perspective, the Alumni of
Solvay and Vlerick business schools
Although not an alumnus of any business school, Mr. join forces in Switzerland to
Pauwels managed to intrigue many of the participants animate a business network with
through his impressive track record as well his very the 2 most prestigious Belgian
personal engagement and vision towards innovation. The business schools. Besides the scale
most surprising but at the same time most logical driving and larger network it provides to
forces of innovation emphasized in the presentation the members in Switzerland, it
were: hard work, state of mind, dreams and passion, aims to generate high added value
which often have the tendency of being forgotten by content to its stakeholders as well
many organizations ! His testimony proceeded with as creates bonds between
sharing his personal views on the future of personalized communities in their new country
medicine as well as the healthcare industry as a whole of residence. Indeed, the
and how Biocartis contributes to the needs of the organizing team has members of
industry. Mr. Pauwels ended his contribution by both schools and is happy to work
presenting us the first Biocartis product, the Apollo, together with pragmatism and
ready for commercialization as of 2013. After a long Q&A enthusiasm, and the official
session the alumni organized a well received cocktail language of all events is English. Is
reception for all the attendants. An ideal opportunity to Switzerland fertile for Neutrality
allow the participants to continue elaborating on the for Belgians or maybe it's the
interesting topics of the evening amongst themselves as simple business pragmatism we all
well as with Mr Pauwels and his team. expect ?