Partner
Dominik Escher
Managing Partner, Pureos Bioventures
- Firm
- Pureos Bioventures
- Title
- Managing Partner
- Role
- Managing partner
- Known as
- Investor
Record updated 18 September 2026
About
Dominik is a founding partner of Pureos and a co-founder and Executive Chairman of CDR-Life. Previously, he was a founder and CEO of ESBATech, which was acquired in 2009 by Alcon (Novartis) for USD 589 million. As a biotech entrepreneur, he raised USD 90 million for ESBATech to develop novel antibody fragments from discovery to maturity, delivering multiple clinically successful products (e.g., Brolucizumab). Since 2002 he was a Board Member of the Swiss Biotech Association, the biotech industry organization of Switzerland which he led as President from 2013 to 2022. Dominik obtained his PhD in Molecular Biology from the University of Zurich.
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