Yannick Delpu, Ph.D.
Business Development & Go-to-Market Consultant
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Specialization
Business Development, Clinical Adoption & Strategic Partnerships
Yannick is a senior business development and go-to-market leader with 15+ years of experience at the interface of translational sciences and diagnostics. He drove the adoption of advanced genomics technologies from early validation to routine clinical and industrial use. He combines a strong scientific background with hands-on commercial execution to help biotech and diagnostics companies scale in complex European markets.
Key expertise areas
Strategy and execution support for biotech companies
Market fit validation
Partnership structure
Commercial traction building
Notable engagements
Former Senior Director of Global Business Development at Bionano, Yannick played a central role in transitioning Optical Genome Mapping (OGM) from research into clinical diagnostics across EMEA and globally. His market access and commercialization strategy contributed to a fivefold increase in the installed base, a fourfold increase in consumables usage, and revenue growth from $4M to $16M over three years.
Yannick has built and led international business development teams, structured and managed KOL networks as commercial and regulatory levers, and supported over 40 laboratory-developed tests (LDTs). He also spearheaded European reimbursement initiatives and contributed to the inclusion of novel genomics technologies into clinical guidelines.
Beyond clinical diagnostics he developed new growth opportunities in biopharma and cell & gene therapy, establishing strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies and CDMOs, opening new revenue streams.
Markets
Europe and North America.
Academic background
Yannick holds a Ph.D. in Cancer Biology and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at New York University.
Our team
Hervé Pouzoullic
Founder & CEO
Lee Creaser
Senior Commercial Execution Consultant
Miguel Viribay
Commercial Intelligence & Market Analysis Consultant – Spain
Alex Yoboue
International Business Development Consultant
Rita Boukamel
Senior Healthcare Executive & Strategic Growth Consultant
Eric Michel
Medical Devices P&L Growth & Execution Excellence Consultant
David Spackman
Diagnostics Market Access & Commercial Strategy Consultant – UK
Frieda Gerdes
Business Development & Market Access Consultant – Germany
Simone Guenther
Strategic Commercial Leader – Single-Cell & Multiomics
Sabina Nidzworska
Regulatory Affairs, Quality & IVDR/MDR Consultant
Gerald Wiegand
Senior Biopharmaceutical & Life Sciences Executive
Franck Lescure
Advisor Fundraising & Development Strategy / Life Sciences