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Born in France in 1955 Geneviève was educated in physics and medicine. After completing a physics degree in 1977 she went on to receive a PhD in Physics a PhD in Human Biology and a Medical Doctorate.
Non-executive director
In 1996 she was appointed University Professor in medicine at University Paris VI and since 2003 has worked in La Pitié-Salpétrière Teaching Hospital as a professor and hospital practitioner.
Geneviève’s accomplishments include serving as the director of the Biotech and Agri-Food Department at the French Ministry for Education Research and Technology (1998-2000) and her appointment as Head of the Technology Directorate at the French Ministry of Research in 2000. Between 2000 and 2003 she was also Director General of the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique) which is one of the world’s largest research organisation with some 26 000 employees.
She is currently a member of the Technical Program Committee of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) on ultrasonics ferroelectrics and frequency control and the Chairman of the Advisory Group - Health for the European Commission.
Her many honours and awards include the CNRS Silver Medal for the Life Sciences (1994) Yves Rocard Prize from the French Physics Society (1997) the European Grand Prix for Innovation Award (2001) and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Honorary Fellow Award (2006).
Geneviève loves antiques especially from Ancient Egypt and Asia. | 