Patrizia Luchetta, M.A.

Head of Life Sciences & Technologies Department,

Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade, Luxembourg

Chair, BioTechCube Luxembourg

Patrizia Luchetta heads the Life Sciences and Technologies Department at the Ministry of the Economy and Foreign Trade of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. She is also the founding Chair of BioTechCube Luxembourg, a newly formed Luxembourg-based investment firm. She is the lead agent in developing Luxembourg into a health sciences and technologies hub, with the goal of expanding research, business and job opportunities in Luxembourg’s economy. Her expertise over a wide range of disciplines has been instrumental in the success of this program.

Previously, as a parliamentary attaché, she played a key role in the formulation of budgetary, economic and environmental policy. She began her career in the industrial and financial sectors, focusing on marketing and public relations. Her experience also includes working with PAM, a California-based public affairs group specializing in environmental concerns.

Patrizia received both her Bachelor of Science degree in Social Science and Masters of Arts degree in Social Science from the Open University.