Brightflow

Life back in motion

Putting innovation, creativity and excellence at the service of cardiology

Founded in 2020 by Dr. Pr. Pascal Lim, cardiologist and founder of Tricares, Brightflow is a French medtech addressing the right heart failure with an innovative, long term and non-invasive blood pump. Our project dedicated to patients with right-sided heart failure has already reached major milestones in its development.

+25M€ Funded 

Implantation Proved in Animal Model 

Implantation Proved in Human Cadaver

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Hemolysis and Hemodynamic Verification

Our mission & values

We provide a concrete response to doctors and their patients suffering from right-sided heart failure via innovative, percutaneous, minimally invasive, long-term device(s) to enable patients to live, and to live fully. 

Excellence

We bring together profiles of excellence with a remarkable track-record to design an extremely complex medical device. 

Cutting-edge engineering applied to medicine, to provide doctors with the potential for lasting change in the lives of thousands of patients. 

An innovative idea materialized through an iterative approach, with a strong emphasis on inventiveness and side-stepping, always at the service of the patient. 

Brightflow’s mission is meaningful and engaging. It resonates with the personalities that make up our team, who are determined to make the company a success.

Our team moves fast at the service of patient life.

We bring together profiles of excellence with a remarkable track-record to design an extremely complex medical device. 

Cutting-edge engineering applied to medicine, to provide doctors with the potential for lasting change in the lives of thousands of patients. 

An innovative idea materialized through an iterative approach, with a strong emphasis on inventiveness and side-stepping, always at the service of the patient. 

Brightflow’s mission is meaningful and engaging. It resonates with the personalities that make up our team, who are determined to make the company a success.

Our team moves fast at the service of patient life.

Our team

Since the beginning, we have built a team of exceptional doctors and engineers, selected for their outstanding expertise in medical expertise, electronics, mechanics, medtech, proven achievements, and unwavering dedication. This multidisciplinary group, combining complementary skills, collaborates daily to develop and manufacture an innovative, percutaneous, durable, and minimally invasive device that represents a true breakthrough in its field.

Founding and leadership team

Pascal Lim, MD, PhD

Founder - President & CEO

With over 20 years of clinical experience and 10+ years in MedTech, Pascal is a cardiology professor and an expert in right heart failure. As the founder of Tricares, he successfully led the company to clinical trials and raised $50 million for regulatory approvals. Pascal’s leadership, combining medical expertise and strategic vision, is driving Brightflow’s accelerated development.

Lars Bredenbreuker

Lars Bredenbreuker

Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

A seasoned engineer with 25+ years of experience in cardiac pump and other cardiovascular device development, Lars has contributed to groundbreaking technologies like EXCOR® Pediatric and Impella ECP®. His expertise ensures a seamless transition from R&D to production, optimizing timelines and meeting rigorous quality standards.

François Demarest

François Demarest

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

An HEC and École Centrale de Paris graduate, François brings 35+ years of strategic finance expertise. A former investment banker and private equity leader, he has served as CFO and CEO for startups and scale-ups. At Brightflow, François ensures financial rigor and supports the company’s growth trajectory.

Our scientific advisory board

The Brightflow Scientific Advisory Board brings together leading experts in cardiology to guide the company’s innovations and ensure the highest standards of clinical relevance and technological excellence.

Dr Laura ROSTAIN, MD

Interventional cardiologist, Head of Cardiology Department at Franco-Britanny Hospital – (Levallois, France)

Pr Romain Gallet, MD, PhD

Professor of cardiology at APHP- Henri Mondor Hospital (Creteil, France)

Pr Hendrik Treede, MD, PhD

Director of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at the Mid-German Heart Center, University Hospital Halle (Saale)

Pr Laurence Iserin, MD, PhD

Head of Adult Congenital Heart Diseases at APHP, HEGP Hospital (Paris, France)

Investors

Brightflow is supported by a strategic partner and leading life science venture capital firms: