Parthiban Periyasamy
Program Manager
Parthiban Periyasamy is Program Manager for SPARK-Bordeaux at the University of Bordeaux. He runs the day-to-day operations of the program, from community engagement and mentor coordination to project evaluation and liaison with the regional innovation ecosystem and the wider international SPARK network.
His background bridges science and business. He trained in biomaterials and carried out research in molecular biology before moving into sales and product marketing roles in industry, and later completed further studies in management at IAE Bordeaux, the University of Bordeaux's business school. His career has taken him across India, Sweden, the Netherlands, the UK, Japan, and France.