Graduated from La Sorbonne University and the Reims Management School in international management and marketing, Alex Leroy started his professional career in South Korea working for COGEMA for two years. After three years in a consulting firm specialized in strategy and economic development based in Paris, he worked for the Development Regional Agency of Haute-Normandie.
For four years, he was in charge of the International Department of FDI (fine chemicals, pharmaceutical industry, cosmetics, and car industry). He also assisted regional SMEs in their export strategies in the USA and Japan.
In 2001, Alex Leroy created Innovation Development International Services, a consulting company specialized in Life Sciences and IT sectors. The Firm provides marketing and sales services to start-ups and to Economic Development Corporations.
After studying Life Sciences at Jussieu University in Paris, Aurélie Valentin majored in Biotechnologies/Bio-industries from the ISTM. She worked at Paris Development Agency as an Assistant Manager for Health/Biotech Sector before joining IDIS as an Operating Manager.
Marc Bloch has an engineering degree and a PhD in Computer Science. In 2007, Marc created IT&OPS, an operations consulting company dedicated to startups and fast growing companies in the IT sector. IT & OPS helps companies to ensure the relevance and focus of their operations in respect with their strategy.