Born in Ariège, Mechanical Engineering (Paul Sabatier Toulouse University), Master in Innovation (École Polytechnique Lausanne), DEA in Strategy (EM Lyon), 25 years in the microelectronics and medical devices industries then 13 years in the States of Geneva and Neuchâtel. Specialist in the management of high-tech companies and innovation projects, then economic development policies. In Switzerland since 1986, Alain Barbal has developed strategies to support organizational, economic and digital transformations. As an “Apostle” of multidisciplinary and multicultural cooperation, he proposes via Coherent Streams to « give sense » to innovation in health and well-being.