About us

StemInov is a French biotechnology company founded in 2019 as a spin-off of the Nancy Regional University Hospital (CHRU de Nancy) and the University of Lorraine. The company develops a proprietary 3D bioproduction platform for mesenchymal stem cells, designed to deliver off-the-shelf allogeneic therapies at clinical scale.

Its lead candidate, WhartSep®, is a Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cell therapy targeting severe community-acquired pneumonia associated with ARDS and sepsis. StemInov is based in Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.

StemInov boards benefit from complementary expertise in business and science

StemInov board

Julie
HUTIN

CEO founder

MBA (EM Lyon Business School), École Centrale de Lyon, 5 years at Eurofins Genomics, HEC Challenge+ 2020-22

Danièle
BENSOUSSAN

Scientific founder

Head of Cellular Therapy Unit (UTCT), CNRS Researcher, Inventor on StemInov patents, 80+ ATMP publications

Alexandre
KORESSIOS

Board member

Partner at Finovam Gestion, Venture Capital Investor, 20+ years in startup financing and deep-tech investments

Hugues
RENAUT

Board member

Business Angel, Healthcare Investor, Angels Santé Board Representative, extensive experience in biotech financing and due diligence

Pierre
TREFFEL

Board member

Founder of Codexial Laboratoire Dermatologique, Entrepreneur, Life Sciences Investor

Scientific board

Pierre Emmanuel CHARLES

ICU DIJON

Eric CHETAILLE

Interim CMO

Robust patent portfolio covers largely Steminov’s unique bioproduction process and the therapeutic applications

Large-scale mastered and protected production

Indication protection

+ IP strategy on the bioproduction platform and additional indications

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