Gemma Sturt studied analytical chemistry in the UK and Italy and worked in commercial roles at two startups before moving into venture investing, and she now takes board or observer seats at diagnostics companies like OXcan, Proton Intelligence, and Portal Biotech rather than staying purely behind the scenes. Based in Barcelona and focused specifically on diagnostics and medtech, she's built her career around European life-science startups from the ground up, giving her a hands-on, technical perspective that's closely tied to the "lab of the future" and next-generation testing work.