
Who we are
Based in Zurich, Switzerland, LifeMatrix Technologies AG, is a pre-revenue, high-tech startup company spun out of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine at the University of Zurich.
Our team combines world leading science in cardiovascular tissue engineering with in-depth entrepreneurial expertise in medical biomimetic device development.
The award winning LifeMatrix technology platform is backed by >20 years of research with >150 peer-reviewed publications and a strong patent portfolio.
LifeMatrix is currently supported by the Wyss Zurich, a joint accelerator of the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich.



Simon P. Hoerstrup, MD, PhD
Co-Founder & Chair Advisory Board

Frank P.T. Baaijens, PhD
Co-Founder & Advisory Board Member

Jessica Mann, MD, PhD
Advisory Board Member & delegated CMO

Volkmar Falk, MD
Advisory Board Member

Andre Terzic, MD, PhD
Advisory Board Member

Aryan Fallahi
Advisory Board Member
Clinical and Scientific Advisory Board

Maximilian Emmert, MD, PhD
Chairman of the Board

René Stenger
Board Member

Chris Tanner, PhD
Board Member

Sandro Matter, PhD
Board Member
Board of Directors
Management Team

Maximilian Emmert, MD, PhD
Co-Founder & Founding CEO

René Stenger
Co-Founder & CTO
