Episode 4

Lisa Deschamps, AviadoBio

Published on: 23rd October, 2025

Lisa Deschamps comes from a commercial, non-scientific background and now leads London-based CNS gene therapy company AviadoBio, following a highly successful career at Novartis Gene Therapies.

In this episode of A Call To Lead, Lisa shares her story of how a chance conversation drove her from a career in fashion into therapeutics, taking her across Europe and the US, from commercialising big-name therapies to leading in life science as a CEO.


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A Call to Lead @LifeScience ORG
Sharing the leadership journeys of life science entrepreneurs shaping the future of healthcare.
A Call To Lead is a series shining a light on the leadership, vision, and impact of European life science CEOs who are proving that world-class ventures don’t need to be built in Boston to shape the future of healthcare.

Each episode features a one-on-one conversation with a European life science CEO and member of the LifeScience ORG community. Our conversations are not about companies or pipelines; instead, guests reflect on their personal journeys, the pivotal choices that shaped their careers, and the future they are helping to build. These kinds of insights are rarely shared publicly.

New episodes are released every Thursday.