Christos V.

Tech Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Business growth, Strategy

Marousi, Greece

Experience

Sep 2025 - Present
3 months

Independent Expert Evaluator

European Commission

  • Appointed as an independent expert evaluator for research and innovation proposals under Horizon Europe
Sep 2024 - Present
1 year 3 months

Innovation Lead DACH

EIT Health

Leading the development of health tech innovation activities in the German, Austrian and Swiss region, by designing and managing innovation programs, orchestrating multi-stakeholder collaborations across academia, industry, and public sector, enabling large-scale innovation initiatives and cross-sector transformation programs.

Feb 2024 - Present
1 year 10 months
Athens, Greece
Hybrid

Special Advisor in Strategy Development and Innovation

EBEA - ACCI | Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Senior consulting in Strategy Development and Innovation. Mentor to startups and SMEs through the Enterprise Europe Network Programme

Nov 2021 - Aug 2024
2 years 10 months
Athens, Greece
Hybrid

Senior Consultant on Innovation & Entrepreneurship

EIT Health

  • Engaging relevant public-private stakeholders in the European Innovation ecosystem for relevant business development and R&I activities.
  • Developing new initiatives and business opportunities within the European network of relevant stakeholders, including participation in other public and private funding programmes.
  • Maintaining a valuable portfolio for the Partnership and the broader community, built and sustained the innovation ecosystem by leveraging regional and international resources.
  • Managing a portfolio of high-impact EU innovation projects of €10M+ from evaluation to commercialization.
Oct 2021 - Present
4 years 2 months
Athens, Greece
Hybrid

Head of Innovation & Technology Transfer

Athena Research and Innovation Center

Leading tech transfer, commercialization, and ecosystem engagement strategies within AI, IoT, Blockchain and similar technologies, in different verticals

Sep 2021 - Present
4 years 3 months
Athens, Greece

CEO & Founder

NovaCeptual Consulting

  • Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Business Acceleration in Science & Technology
Apr 2021 - Present
4 years 8 months

Advisor

Guidepoint

Jun 2019 - Present
6 years 6 months

Mentor

FasterCapital

Jun 2017 - Oct 2021
4 years 5 months
Stockholm, Sweden
On-site

Business Creation & Partnership Strategy Manager

EIT Health

Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Estonia (2020–2021): Led startup/scaleup acceleration programs; grew Scandinavian partnership network by onboarding 6+ new public-private organizations. Supported 150+ Scandinavian Biotech, MedTech & Digital Health ventures with business development & validation, investor readiness, and international growth. Led the development and implementation of a €700K EU Acceleration Programme (Digital Sandbox) and the “Swedish - French Accelerator” Programme funded by the Swedish Innovation Agency, Vinnova. Delivered EU investor pitch events, training, investor pitch material and business model narratives for ventures seeking funding through public and private channels. Jury member and remote evaluator in startup pitch competitions and applications for funding on various occasions (investor events, funded programme etc.)

Sep 2016 - May 2017
9 months
Stockholm, Sweden

Innovation Manager

EIT Health

  • Coordinating activities in health innovation in Scandinavia
  • Contributing to the Innovation Coordinators team in preparing and developing the yearly call for innovation projects
  • Suggesting evaluator experts for health innovation project proposals
  • Monitoring projects from Sweden, Denmark and Estonia at the European level
  • Securing accomplishment of deliverables and milestones, identifying missing parts and supporting smooth performance
  • Acting as main contact for identifying partners in other Co-location Centres
  • Performing analysis and developing processes to identify trends and measure impact of projects
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016
2 years
United States

Primary Member of Standards Committee; Member of Curriculum Inventory and Competency Framework Working Groups

MedBiquitous

  • Serving as the consensus body for all MedBiquitous American National Standards
  • Developing and promoting technology standards for the health professions to advance lifelong learning, continuous improvement and better patient outcomes
  • Providing a forum to exchange ideas about innovative uses of web technologies for healthcare education, assessment and improvement
Jun 2013 - May 2017
4 years
Stockholm, Sweden

Researcher - Course Director

Karolinska Institutet

  • Consulting and participating in project proposals for national and H2020 funds
  • Researching big data and analytics for improving reasoning and decision making in medical education
  • Developing and directing a course on designing eLearning interventions in healthcare education
  • Guest lecturing on emerging technologies for health professions education
  • Creating and participating in professional networks and international events

Projects:

  • MEDCIN, EC funded project on medical curriculum innovations as consultant and research manager
  • MOOC-SPOC courses on edX platform: platform operation, course development and training
Dec 2012 - Mar 2013
4 months
Stockholm, Sweden

Project Coordinator in Health Informatics Platform

Karolinska Institutet

  • Coordinating development of a web-mobile platform with a blog and discussion forum for health informatics news and topics
  • Supporting student collaboration on sharing articles, projects and other information
Jul 2009 - Apr 2012
2 years 10 months
Athens, Greece

Teacher in Programming, Information, Discrete Mathematics and Mathematical Logic

Private Teacher

  • Delivering private courses in Python, Java, propositional and predicate logic, and graph theory and applications for computer science students
Jun 2009 - Jul 2012
3 years 2 months
Athens, Greece

Contract Officer of Transnational Military Information Exchange Agreements

Hellenic National Defence General Staff/Intelligence Division

Jul 1997 - Jun 2009
12 years
Athens, Greece

Staff Manager, Head of the Computer Support Section and IT Research

Hellenic Army

  • Supervising and managing staff in daily activities
  • Representing the unit in IT, security, infrastructure, educational and organizational matters

Summary

I am an experienced executive with over 28 years in senior management and consulting, specializing in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

I lead efforts in innovation and business acceleration within science and technology.

My background includes strategic roles focused on developing partnerships across industry, academia, and the public sector.

With this strong foundation, I am dedicated to driving innovation and supporting innovators and entrepreneurs in their growth and commercialization efforts.

Languages

Greek
Native
English
Advanced
Swedish
Intermediate

Education

Feb 2023 - May 2023

Harvard Business School

Launching Tech Ventures: Business model; Product-Market Fit; Venture Capital and Startup Financing; Post Product-Market Fit

Sep 2020 - Dec 2020

Harvard Business School

Finance: Financial Analysis; Finance vs Accounting; Capital Markets; Value Creation; Business Valuation; Capital Allocation

Oct 2012 - Jun 2014

Karolinska Institutet

Master's Degree · Health Informatics · Stockholm, Sweden

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Certifications & licenses

ISO Certified Startup Development and Sustainability Consultant

Inter-Chamber Certification Body, Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry

The Data Scientist’s Toolbox

EIT Health

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