Olga Shvarova

Olga Shvarova

Olga is an expert in commercialisation, technology transfer and translation, IP analysis, strategic marketing, and corporate and sustainability finance. She holds a D.Phil in Material Science from the University of Oxford and has over fifteen years of experience in a number of senior posts in med-tech, M&A, corporate finance and private equity firms in the UK. Olga is also a Technology Transfer Expert with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and an Advisor in Technology Transfer to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC).

Olga is a published Russian-English poetry translator and for a number of years supported a charitable organisation introducing contemporary Russian poetry to English-speaking audiences based in London, UK. 
Olga brings to CYENS her expertise and her passion for innovation, knowledge exchange, and early-stage venture. Drawing from her broad professional experience in several sectors, she aims to make a significant contribution towards the objectives of the Centre as well as to the state of technology transfer and the innovation ecosystem in Cyprus.