Jochen Kohlhaas

Founder & CEO

Jochen Kohlhaas is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hummingbird Diagnostics GmbH. He has over 25 years of experience in executive positions at manufacturing companies and dynamic early-stage biotechs, where he has developed business strategy, driven revenue growth and led teams to deliver successful outcomes for investors.

As CEO of Hummingbird, Jochen leads the team and directly heads finances and controlling, business development, human resources and investor relations. 

Before founding Hummingbird, he was a partner at the German venture capital firm Techno Start and served as Chief Financial Officer at febit group and several other companies.

Jochen holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Bayreuth and started his career in financing and controlling.