Dr. Dr. Dr. Elisabeth Roider, MD, PhD, MBA, Cancer Prevention

Dr. Dr. Dr. Elisabeth Roider, MD, PhD, MBA

Founder at Nova Skin Health & InnoMed Advisor

Maximon AG / Nova Skin Health / University Hospital Basel

Dr. Elisabeth Roider is a physician-scientist, entrepreneur, and investor at the forefront of the global longevity movement. Trained at Harvard Medical School, the University of Basel, & the University of St. Gallen, she combines 20+ years of experience in medicine, research, and venture building.

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Highlights

  • Partner & CSO/CMO at Maximon (since 2022); MD/PhD/MBA from LMU Munich, Harvard/Szeged and St. Gallen.
  • Board-certified dermatologist (FMH, FEBDV) with 40+ publications and over 2,600 citations.
  • Founder of Nova Skin Health, makers of Melantique, a UV-free tanning gel exclusively licensed from Harvard.

Partner & CSO/CMO at Maximon (since 2022); MD/PhD/MBA from LMU Munich, Harvard/Szeged and St. Gallen.. Board-certified dermatologist (FMH, FEBDV) with 40+ publications and over 2,600 citations.. Founder of Nova Skin Health, makers of Melantique, a UV-free tanning gel exclusively licensed from Harvard..

About Dr. Elisabeth Roider, MD, PhD, MBA

Dr. Elisabeth Roider, MD, PhD, MBA, is a Harvard- and Swiss-trained physician-scientist working at the intersection of dermatology, longevity and venture building. She earned her MD at LMU Munich (2011), a PhD in clinical medicine at Harvard University with Szeged University (2020), and an MBA at the University of St. Gallen (2021). She is board-certified in dermatology (FMH and FEBDV). Since 2016 she has led a multidisciplinary translational research team at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and since 2020 at the University Hospital Basel. Her ResearchGate profile lists 40+ publications and over 2,600 citations, including a JAMA Network Open paper on the economic burden of delayed cancer diagnoses. Since 2022 she has been Partner and Chief Scientific & Medical Officer at Maximon, a Zurich-based longevity company builder, where she stewards the Maximon Longevity Prize. She is also founder of Nova Skin Health, the company behind Melantique – a UV-free tanning gel exclusively licensed from Harvard – and an InnoMed advisor. She is a regular speaker at conferences including the Longevity Biotech Conference (Zuzalu, 2023) and the Longevity Investors Conference (2024).

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Frequently Asked

Who is Dr. Elisabeth Roider?

A Harvard- and Swiss-trained dermatologist and physician-scientist; Partner & CSO/CMO at Maximon and founder of Nova Skin Health.

What are her credentials?

MD (LMU Munich, 2011), PhD in clinical medicine (Harvard/Szeged, 2020), MBA (St. Gallen, 2021); board-certified in dermatology (FMH, FEBDV).

What is Melantique?

A UV-free tanning gel from her company Nova Skin Health, based on technology exclusively licensed from Harvard.