# Bernard Chauvin

> Bernard Chauvin is a Series A investor at EyeTechCare backing Medical. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: EyeTechCare
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2023
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bernard-chauvin-880a8444

Bernard Chauvin is a Series A investor at EyeTechCare focused on Medical and Health Care. Bernard Chauvin, a renowned authority in the field of ophthalmology, sits on the company's Board of Directors.March 12, 2013 – EyeTechCare SA, has secured a third round of funding amounting to EUR 10 million. Bernard Chauvin, a private investor, has taken an equity stake in the company alongside two of the existing investors which alsocontributed to this round of funding: the capital investment company Omnes Capital (formerly Crédit Agricole Private Equity) and the Lyon-based insurer SHAM. Bernard Chauvin is a physician specializing in ophthalmology. He headed the Laboratoires Chauvin for 27 years (until its acquisition by Bausch & Lomb), prior to joining Neurotech, a French biotechnology company where he served as Chief Executive Officer until 2004. Since then, he has taken an active role as a director in the development of a number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 100% |
| Health Care | 2 | 100% |
| Medical Device | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Series C | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ciliatech | Ciliatech is a medtech company specialized in ophthalmology, develops a new class of implant to address the increasing need to treat glaucoma durably and with very minimal adverse effects. | $1.9M | Series A | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| EyeTechCare | EyeTechCare has developed a new medical device called EyeOP1. This leading edge technology device is the result of several years of joint research with INSERM which has led to the development of a treatment method using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).EyeOP1 is an ultrasound device which offers a non-invasive treatment for refractoryglaucoma. This new method is extremely accurate, simple and only takes one minute. | $11M | Series C | Mar 12, 2013 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [BNP Paribas Développement](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas-developpement) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Omnes Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omnes-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KREAXI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rhne-alpes-cration) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sham](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/societe-hospitaliere-d-assurances-mutuelles-sham) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About EyeTechCare

VC Fund · Rillieux, France

EyeTechCare has developed a new medical device called EyeOP1. This leading edge technology device is the result of several years of joint research with INSERM which has led to the development of a treatment method using High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU).EyeOP1 is an ultrasound device which offers a non-invasive treatment for refractoryglaucoma. This new method is extremely accurate, simple and only takes one minute.

4 contacts available at EyeTechCare.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bernard Chauvin | Independent Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bernard-chauvin |
| Fabrice ROMANO | Founder | — |
| Laurent Farcy | Co - Founder & Director, Clinical & Regulatory Affairs | — |
| Philippe Chapuis | Director, Industrial | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Bernard Chauvin invest in?

Bernard Chauvin invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Medical Device startups, most often at Series A and Series C stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Bernard Chauvin last invest?

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