Nelly Conus
Nelly Marmy Conus has over 30 years of experience in clinical research, spanning academic, industry, and hospital settings. Beginning as a postdoctoral fellow in cancer research, she transitioned from basic and animal studies to leading clinical trial development and management.
Throughout her career, Nelly has held senior R&D leadership roles in multinational consumer healthcare companies and has been a driving force in the digital transformation of clinical trials. Over the past seven years, she has focused on advancing Decentralized Clinical Trials (DCTs), serving as Head of Business Development and Operations at a virtual clinical research startup, Patient-Centric Digital Solutions Lead at Novartis, and Digital Clinical Solutions Lead at Syneos Health.
She currently leads the Medical Research Department in Cardiology at Insel University Hospital in Bern, overseeing a team of 25 clinical research professionals and more than 70 active studies. Her passion lies in improving the experience of patients, investigators, and research partners through innovation and the digitization of clinical research.
Nelly holds a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), a Diploma in Clinical Trial Management from the University of Canberra, and an MBA from the University of Rochester/Bern.