Jochen since 2019 has headed the Digital Health Innovation Chapter within Roche Diagnostics
International. He holds a PhD in Bioinformatics and an Executive MBA and has more than 20
years of experience in the Life Sciences and Diagnostics industry. After driving for 10 years
innovation in the IVD business he established in 2018 the Startup Creasphere which is now
one of the leading corporate Digital Health Accelerators globally with locations in Munich,
Singapore and the Silicon Valley. The Digital Health Innovation Chapter shapes the future of
healthcare together with patients, providers and payers and has accelerated more than 90
transformative digital health projects together with startups in the last 6 years. Jochen is
passionate about establishing symbiotic partnerships between Roche and startups to bring
innovation to patients and innovate related business models.

Jochen Hurlebaus

Head of Digital Health Innovation

Roche Diagnostics International