Christophe Pannetier, PhD, Biology of aging specialist

Publication Date

September 16, 2026

Keywords

Molecular biology

Biology of aging

Immunology

Microbiology

Biotech entrepreneur

cardiac aging

Team management & strategy

non-animal models

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Christophe Pannetier, PhD, is a scientist and biotech entrepreneur with extensive experience in molecular biology, immunology and microbiology, including academic training at Institut Pasteur and NIH, around 50 peer-reviewed publications, and several patents.

His current contribution to aging biology focuses on the development and use of human non-animal models to investigate human cardiac aging with 4Dcells’ SmartHeart.

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Christophe Pannetier's experience

  • 2018: Chief Scientific Officer of 4Dcell SAS.
  • 2018: Co-founder and Chief Scientific Officer of BforCure SAS.
  • 2017: Co-founder of LongLongLife SAS.
  • 2013: Founder and Managing Partner of Episteme Research and Consulting EURL.
  • 2011 to 2013: Colonel (armament), French Ministry of Defence. Technical area leader for Human Sciences and Protection at the Direction Générale de l’Armement, France.
  • 2009 to 2011: Colonel (armament), French Ministry of Defence. Chief Technology Officer, DGA CBRN Defence, Direction Générale de l’Armement, France.
  • 2005 to 2009: Head of the CBRN R&D department, Thales Security Systems.
  • 1998 to 2005: Military officer, French Ministry of Defence. Head of the Laboratory “Biotechnology for BWA detection and identification”, Centre d’Etudes du Bouchet, Direction Générale de l’Armement, France.

Training and qualifications

  • Post-doctoral fellow, Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA (1997 to 1998).
  • Research fellow of the Pasteur Institute, Paris (1990 to 1997).
  • PhD in Immunology, with honours, Paris VII University, France (1995).
  • Graduate of the French Ecole Polytechnique, Paris (1989).

Skills

  • Expert in molecular biology, immunology and microbiology. Co-author of around 50 publications in international peer-reviewed journals (h-index 33) and 4 patents.
  • Team management and strategy.

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