Vincent Irrling becomes head of Healthtechpark Zurich-Schlieren

Vincent Irrling will be the new Managing Director of Healthtechpark Zürich-Schlieren (HTPZ ) from January 2025. He will succeed CEO Stefan Leuthold. Irrling is a medtech expert and has broad expertise in the healthtech sector, according to a press release. He has been working in the medtech industry since 2011 and, as a product manager, has accompanied neurosurgical implants from the development phase through to market launch in various countries, the report continues. Irrling has an MBA from the University of St.Gallen (HSG). After graduating, he became involved in the Swiss start-up scene and founded KAPSLY GmbH and the MEDKAP Investor Association. The platforms support start-ups and corporates in bringing healthtech innovations to market faster and facilitating access to investment for investors, according to the press release.

In his four years at the helm, Stefan Leuthold has built up the Healthtechpark Zurich-Schlieren into a central hub for innovation in the field of healthtech. Several start-ups have set up shop in the park. In addition, Leuthold has driven forward the integration of the HTPZ into the local and regional life science network and established the park as a player in the industry.

"I am grateful to have been given the opportunity to build up the Healthtechpark Zurich-Schlieren," Stefan Leuthold is quoted as saying. During this time, the park has become a center for innovation in the healthtech sector. With Vincent Irrling, "a proven expert is taking over the helm".

"Science, technology and entrepreneurship come together in the Healthtechpark Zurich-Schlieren," Vincent Irrling is quoted as saying: This is the right mix to accelerate progress in the healthtech sector. ce/gba