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Frank Bulens
Chairman | Partner at imec.xpand
Frank Bulens is an industrial engineer, with a PhD in molecular biology from KU Leuven. Since 2018, he works at imec.xpand (Leuven), an independently managed value-add venture capital fund that focuses on hardware-based nanotechnology innovations. Bulens has more than 20 years of venture capital experience in the health-tech sector.
Frank Bulens
Chairman | Partner at imec.xpand
Frank Bulens is an industrial engineer, with a PhD in molecular biology from KU Leuven. Since 2018, he works at imec.xpand (Leuven), an independently managed value-add venture capital fund that focuses on hardware-based nanotechnology innovations. Bulens has more than 20 years of venture capital experience in the health-tech sector.
Clément Vanden Driessche
Investment director at Elaia Partners
Clément is Investment Director in Elaia Partners focusing on investments in deep tech startups. Until early 2023, he worked at Next47 where he was involved in various Series-A and B European investments. Clément started his career at Safran, a leading Aerospace & Defense company, as an engineer in 2006 prior to switching to Strategy, M&A and VC focused on early-stage deep tech startups. He graduated as an engineer from the École Supérieure d’Optique and has an Executive MSc from ESSEC Business School in France.
Rudi De Winter
Sensinnovat
Rudi De Winter is the CEO of X-FAB, specialized in the fabrication of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Prior to this, he was the CEO of Melexis, a global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solutions. He studied civil engineering at UGent.
Rudi De Winter
Sensinnovat
Rudi De Winter is the CEO of X-FAB, specialized in the fabrication of analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. Prior to this, he was the CEO of Melexis, a global supplier of micro-electronic semiconductor solutions. He studied civil engineering at UGent.
Sacha Loiseau
Independent
Sacha Loiseau is the Chairman, CEO and founder of Mauna Kea Technologies. Loiseau
is also Venture Partner at Elaia Partners, Chairman at Therapixel and Vice President for the MedTech association in France. Before being a medtech entrepreneur, he went to l’Ecole Polytechnique, then pursued a PhD in astrophysics in Paris.