# Herve Lefevre

> Herve Lefevre is a startup investor at IXcore. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [IXcore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ixcore)
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Herve Lefevre is a startup investor at IXcore. Hervé graduated from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Saint-Cloud in Physics and was awarded a Doctorate in Optics-Photonics from the University of Paris-Orsay in 1979. His Doctorate research was performed at Thales (then Thomson-CSF) Central Research Laboratory and his thesis subject was pioneering work on fiber-optic gyroscope.From 1980 to 1982, hewas a post-doctoral research associate at Stanford University in California, continuing R&D on fiber-optic gyroscope. In 1982, he came back to Thales Central Research Lab and became head of the fiber-optic sensor team. In 1987, he joined Photonetics, then a start-up, and became director of R&D. In addition of fiber-optic sensors and gyroscopes, the company developed a very successful line of test instruments for optical fiber communications.As the company grew, he moved to the position of Chief Operating Officer in 1999. At the end of year 2000, Photonetics was acquired by the Danish group Nettest while its fiber-gyro activity was spun out to create iXSea. Hervé remained in Nettest and managed its Photonics Division.In 2004, he moved to iXCore, the parent company of iXSea, as vice-president for R&D with a specific involment in iXSea's activity, and became Chief Scientific Officer of iXBlue at its creation in 2010. Hervé is also President of the European Optical Society for the 2010-2012 period.

## About IXcore

VC Fund · Marly-le-roi, France

IXcore, a healthcare investment company, focuses on early-stage investments in the biotechnology and diagnostics fields.

5 contacts available at IXcore.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Albert Hsia | Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/albert-hsia |
| Fabien Napolitano | Chief Product Development Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fabien-napolitano |
| Francois Ravier | Chief Financial Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francois-ravier |
| Herve Lefevre | Chief Scientific Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/herve-lefevre |
| Olivier Cervantes | Vice President Sales & Marketing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/olivier-cervantes |

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