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PhD neuroscientist | MBA | 10+ yrs in R&D, strategy & BD for biotech, pharma & CROs

Profile Summary

I am a PhD-trained neuroscientist and MBA graduate with over 10 years of experience in preclinical R&D, scientific strategy, and business development. My career spans academia, biotech startups, and contract research organizations (CROs), providing a unique blend of scientific depth and strategic acumen. As co-founder and president of EphyX Neuroscience, I lead a neuroscience-focused CRO delivering advanced electrophysiology services to European and international clients. I have successfully secured public funding, negotiated high-value service contracts, and managed cross-functional collaborations between industry and academia. I also serve as an expert evaluator for Horizon Europe (MSCA program), where I assess research proposals on scientific excellence, innovation impact, and implementation quality. My scientific work has been published in over 12 peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Communications, Neuron, and The Journal of Physiology. With strong expertise in grant writing, scientific communication, and translational neuroscience, I help clients design and deliver high-impact research projects. Fluent in French, English, and proficient in Spanish and Japanese, I work across borders to support biotech, pharma, and healthtech innovators in achieving their goals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Neuroscience
• ☆ Electrophysiology
• ☆ Patch-Clamp Electrophysiology
• ☆ Neurochemistry
• ☆ Neurophysiology
• ☆ Neuropharmacology
• ☆ Molecular Neuroscience
• ☆ Neurobiology
• ☆ Drug Development
• ☆ Small Molecule Drug Development
• ☆ Preclinical Research
• ☆ Preclinical Pharmacology
• ☆ In vitro Preclinical Toxciology
• ☆ Business Strategy
• ☆ Risk Management
• ☆ Management Consulting

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting

Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Translation

Research Scientific and Technical Research

Consulting Business Strategy Consulting, Healthcare Consulting, Operations Consulting, Scientific and Technical Consulting

Work Experience

Expert evaluator for Horizon: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowships

European Commission

September 2024 - Present

Co-Founder and CEO

Artean Skincare

August 2023 - Present

Co-Founder and CEO

EphyX Neuroscience

January 2018 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Basel

April 2016 - April 2022

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Cambridge

April 2016 - September 2016

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Durham University Business School)

Durham University

2021 - 2023

PhD (Integrated Program in Neuroscience)

McGill University

2011 - 2016

Master of Science (Neuroscience)

Université Bordeaux Segalen

2009 - 2011

Bachelor of Science (Biochemistry)

Universite de Bordeaux II Victor Segalen

2006 - 2009

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Chou CYC, Droogers WJ, Lalanne T, Fineberg E, Klimenko T, Owens H, Sjöström PJ (2025). Postsynaptic spiking determines anti-Hebbian LTD in visual cortex basket cells . Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience.

Dinamarca MC, Raveh A, Schneider A, Fritzius T, Simon Früh, Rem PD, Michal Stawarski, Lalanne T, Rostislav Turecek, Choo M, et al. (2019). Complex formation of APP with GABA_B receptors links axonal trafficking to amyloidogenic processing . Nature communications.

Lalanne T, Oyrer J, Farrant M, Sjöström PJ (2018). Synapse Type-Dependent Expression of Calcium-Permeable AMPA Receptors . Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience.

Ulrich D, Lalanne T, Gassmann M, Bernhard Bettler (2017). GABA_B receptor subtypes differentially regulate thalamic spindle oscillations . Neuropharmacology.

Abrahamsson T, Lalanne T, Alanna Watt, P. Jesper Sjöström (2016). In Vitro Investigation of Synaptic Plasticity . Cold Spring Harbor protocols.

Abrahamsson T, Lalanne T, Alanna Watt, P. Jesper Sjöström (2016). Long-Term Potentiation by Theta-Burst Stimulation Using Extracellular Field Potential Recordings in Acute Hippocampal Slices . Cold Spring Harbor protocols.

Lalanne T, Abrahamsson T, P. Jesper Sjöström (2016). Using Multiple Whole-Cell Recordings to Study Spike-Timing-Dependent Plasticity in Acute Neocortical Slices . Cold Spring Harbor protocols.

Lalanne T, Oyrer J, Mancino A, Gregor E, Chung A, Huynh L, Burwell S, Maheux J, Mark Farrant, P. Jesper Sjöström (2015). Synapse-specific expression of calcium-permeable AMPA receptors in neocortical layer 5 . The Journal of physiology.

Wang G, Wyskiel DR, Yang W, Wang Y, Milbern LC, Lalanne T, Jiang X, Shen Y, Qian-Quan Sun, Zhu JJ (2015). An optogenetics- and imaging-assisted simultaneous multiple patch-clamp recording system for decoding complex neural circuits . Nature protocols.

Arne Blackman, Abrahamsson T, Rui Ponte Costa, Lalanne T, P. Jesper Sjöström (2013). Target-cell-specific short-term plasticity in local circuits . Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience.

Buchanan KA, Arne Blackman, Moreau AW, Elgar D, Rui Ponte Costa, Lalanne T, Tudor Jones AA, Oyrer J, P. Jesper Sjöström (2012). Target-specific expression of presynaptic NMDA receptors in neocortical microcircuits . Neuron.