Dr. Xavier Morelle is the Co-founder of Savics, where he leads the company’s strategy, partnerships, and business development, and oversees finance, accounting, and administration. Since co-founding Savics in 2016 as a societal business with a global reach, he has driven the digitization of laboratory and health services across more than 20 countries in Africa and Asia.
Xavier oversees the positioning and growth of DataToCare+, Savics’ laboratory connectivity and information management platform. It supports national laboratory programs with real-time diagnostic data, quality management, and public health surveillance. His particular focus is on building sustainable, country-owned digital health ecosystems, where national teams progressively take full ownership of the systems they use.
He works closely with Ministries of Health, national disease programs, and international partners, including the Global Fund and its Principal Recipients such as Plan International and Catholic Relief Services, as well as CDC, FHI 360, and RTI International. He has led deployments in countries such as Benin, Mali, and Niger.
Beyond technology, Xavier champions local capacity building through Savics Academy, a multi-year program that coaches national specialists, and Savics Enable, which strengthens the wider laboratory environment so it can sustain digital tools long term.
Before founding Savics, Xavier held leadership roles at Goodyear in research, B2B EMEA sales and marketing, and global innovation. He holds a PhD in Particle Physics from ETH Zurich and an MBA from Columbia University and London Business School.