Meet our team

Luc Ghislain

Luc Ghislain

North Star: Brain Capital is our core asset and drives economic growth. The brain is essential infrastructure of the 21st-century economy.

We need to optimize brain skills:

Learning velocity

Problem-solving

Communication

Adaptability

Productivity

We need to detect and manage neurodegenerative disease.

I have worked across a full spectrum of technologies and cultivated early adopter partnerships delivering ultrasonic liquid handling automation tools to pharma for high-throughput screening.

Led an award winning high-throughput analysis instrument from concept to launch, integrating ultrasonics with mass spectrometry. Labcyte was acquired by Beckman Coulter Life Sciences in 2019.

I'm a proven leader in PoC, MVP & Launch, Strategic Partnerships, Angel Investing.

 

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Kerri O'Brien

Kerri O'Brien

Physiologist and seasoned COO/CEO with a 20+ year track record scaling for-profit and non-profit ventures across SaaS, MedTech, EdTech, and HealthTech. Proven leader in driving growth, operational excellence, and strategic transformation. Advisor to early-stage startups in SaaS, SaMD, and digital health, with deep expertise in funding, product development, and go-to-market execution. Passionate about building solutions that improve lives and leading teams with agility, purpose, and results.

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Karim Refaey

Karim Refaey

I’m a physician-scientist turned venture capitalist at DigitalDx Ventures, where we invest in early-stage diagnostics and AI-enabled tools. 
Before VC, I completed my MD from Egypt, an MSE in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins, and Neurosurgery from Johns Hopkins and Mayo Clinic. My research focused on NeuroTech, Epilepsy, and Brain-Computer Interfaces. 
I held roles in Big Pharm like Siemens Healthineers, Johnson & Johnson, and Abbott which has deepened my understanding of clinical development, regulatory pathways, and commercialization strategies in healthcare.

 

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