Didier Hoch is Co-founder and chairman of Big Booster (International Startups Accelerator Program between Lyon and Boston) ,Chairman of Biovision (The World Life Sciences Forum) and independant board member / advisor of startups (DBV, Genticel, OSE Immunotherapeutics ,Myasterix, …).He is physician and has been working in the Pharmaceutical and Vaccine industry for 25 years . From 2000 to 2010 he was Chairman of Sanofi Pasteur MSD (Joint Venture for vaccines between Sanofi & Merck,). Previously he was in charge of different managerial functions within Rhône Poulenc Rorer, then Aventis for Europe and Middle East Africa (as vice –president).

He was President of the Life Science Health Committee of the MEDEF (French Global industry association) ,President (2003-09), of “Vaccine Europe ” and President of Biotechnology Committee of the LEEM (French Pharma industry association) until march 2012.