About us

We're building what we ourselves were missing.

Kysana grows out of personal experience and clinical expertise. Meet the people behind it.

Team

Three founders. One mission.

Astrid Lounici

Astrid Lounici

CEO · Founder · Scientific Lead

Astrid Lounici holds a Bachelor in Medicine and a Master in Psychology and Neuroscience of Mental Health. As a former researcher at the University Psychiatric Clinics Basel, she studied the effect of ketogenic nutrition on depression. Her work contributed significantly to understanding how nutritional interventions can be used effectively in psychiatric care. She has been through the medically ketogenic therapy herself and overcame her own mental illness with it. Today she combines scientific expertise with practical guidance, making an evidence-based approach accessible with Kysana that empowers people to take control of their own wellbeing.

Simone Hain

Simone Hain

Sales & Marketing · Co-Founder

Simone Hain combines entrepreneurial thinking with a passion for holistic health. As Co-Founder she leads marketing and sales at Kysana and carries the company's vision to the outside world. Her background is shaped by personal experience and a long-standing engagement with health, nutrition and personal development. As a long-time member of a foundation board, she committed herself to projects that empower people and open up new perspectives. Out of this conviction, she also invested in Kysana.

Arber Bullakaj

Arber Bullakaj

CTO · Co-Founder

Arber Bullakaj is responsible for software development, platform architecture and finance. He builds the technical foundation on which Kysana digitizes medically ketogenic therapy safely and practically — from the patient app to the dashboard for professionals. Alongside his entrepreneurial work, he is a member of the Swiss National Council.

Advisors

Guided by clinical and practical expertise.

Dr. med. Luca Hersberger

Dr. med. Luca Hersberger

Advisor · Chief Psychiatrist · Klinik Langenthal

Dr. med. Luca Hersberger is Chief Psychiatrist at Klinik Langenthal and supports Kysana as a medical advisor. As an author and experienced expert in medically ketogenic nutrition, he brings sound clinical and scientific expertise in metabolism and mental health. He helps the team integrate medically ketogenic therapy safely, evidence-based and practically into everyday psychiatric treatment.

Erin Maurer

Erin Maurer

Advisor · Nutrition Counselor

Erin Maurer is a nutrition counselor, speaker and consultant with a focus on evidence-based nutrition as well as metabolic therapies for chronic physical and mental illnesses. She supports Kysana with her international experience in medically ketogenic therapy, the development of educational programs and the integration of scientifically grounded nutritional approaches into clinical practice.

Research

In collaboration with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences.

Lucerne University of Applied Sciences

Together with Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and the SGM Clinic Bern, Kysana investigates how our digital platform can support nutrition counselors in implementing medically ketogenic therapy in everyday practice. The focus is on integration into existing workflows, improving patient care, and simplifying documentation and monitoring. First results are expected for Q2/2027, and the findings flow directly into the continuous development of the Kysana platform.

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