Cécile Réal

Cécile Réal (; born 29 November 1973) is a French biomedical engineer and business executive. In 2012, as president of Endodiag, she won the Cartier Women's Initiative Award for developing tools to diagnose and treat endometriosis.

Biography

Réal, who studied biomechanical engineering at the University of Technology of Compiègne (1991–1996) also has a master's degree in business and technology management from Lappeenranta University of Technology in Finland. In 1999, when she was only 25, she founded and ran Bioprofile which produced orthopaedic implants with pyrocarbon. She sold the company in 2007, deeming it important to allow more experienced players to bring the products to market.