Manuel Sanchez

Manuel Sanchez serves as the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors at Healthic, leveraging a distinguished 15-year career as a healthcare entrepreneur based in Boston and Mexico City. With a focus on fostering global connections among teams, companies, and technologies, Manuel’s primary mission revolves around combatting hospital-acquired infections. His recent educational endeavors at the MIT Sloan School of Management and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health have significantly propelled this mission forward. In December 2019, Manuel embarked on a groundbreaking venture by establishing Healthic, a startup revolutionizing the sterilization process for surgical instruments through an innovative service model, while exploring the integration of robotics and IoT into their services. Under his leadership, Healthic has flourished, boasting a robust team and collaborative partnerships, including major investors such as STERIS Corporation, the leading company in the infection control industry. Manuel’s previous role as Country Director at STERIS Corporation enriched his understanding of post-merger integrations and the dynamics of collaboration between large corporations, startups, and SMEs. Additionally, his diverse involvement in various boards spanning healthcare, social impact, and technology sectors has allowed him to contribute meaningfully to their growth, innovation, and strategic direction. With a multicultural perspective encompassing Latin America, Asia, Europe, and North America, Manuel fosters innovations that not only enhance patient care but also conscientiously address environmental and societal challenges within the healthcare industry.