Dr Oster to PolyTechnos

PolyTechnos Venture Partners has appointed Dr Wolfgang Oster as managing partner within the life sciences practice. Also, the firm has promoted two of its partners, Eric Achtmann and Dr Simon Waddington, to the position of managing partner.

Achtmann and Dr Waddington both joined the firm in 1998. Achtmann joined from McKinsey. Dr Waddington joined from Monsanto, where he was responsible for starting and managing the European corporate venturing activities.