Team and boards

Teamwork makes the dream work

At MEDVIA, we believe in the power of collaboration. Together, we foster a vibrant community that accelerates impactful solutions for tomorrow’s health challenges.

Get to know the people working together to connect, support and inspire innovators across the ecosystem.

MEDVIA Team

Ann Van Gysel

CEO

Roel Smolders

Membership Development &
Services Director

Ines Verbaendert

Operations & Strategy Manager

Johan Lecocq

International Relations Manager

Liz Renzaglia

Strategic Initiatives Manager

Walter Van der Eycken

Innovation Funding Manager

Veronique Van der Elst

Project Call Coordinator

Lisa Bradshaw

Communications Manager

Amy LeBlanc

Senior Content Creator

Rita Prota

Flagship Program Manager

Lindsay Nuytten

Event Planner &
Personal Assistant CEO

Marc Ost

Finance Manager

Sofie Desloovere

Human Resources Manager

Board of Directors

Herman Verrelst

Chair of the Board, represents FlandersBio

Dirck Loeckx

Hippo Dx

Karin Scheerlinck

Surgi-Tec

Werner Verbiest

Johnson & Johnson

Chris Van Geet

KU Leuven/UZ Leuven

Represents universities KU Leuven, UGent, VUB & UAntwerp

Guy Hans

UZA

Represents university hospitals UZ Antwerp, UZ Brussel, UZ Gent & UZ Leuven

Jan Van Der Schueren

Galapagos

Stefaan Motte

Comate

Ward Servaes

moveUP

Pascal Verdonck

Ghent University

Represents universities UGent, KU Leuven, VUB, UAntwerp & UHasselt

Jerome Van Biervliet

VIB

Represents research institutes VIB, IMEC, VITO & SCK-CEN

Koen Hasaers

SCK CEN

Represents research institutes VIB, IMEC, VITO & SCK CEN

Annie Renders

Vlaio Observer

Innovation Board

Hugo Van Heuverswyn

AIP

Represents FlandersBio

Dominiek Viaene

Protex Healthcare

Tom Kimpe

Barco

Pieter Slagmolen

Materialise

Sylvie Rottey

UZ Gent

Represents university hospitals UZ Brussel, UZGent, UZA and UZ Leuven

Gert Van Assche

UZ Leuven

Represents university hospitals UZ Brussel, UZGent, UZA and UZ Leuven

Annemarie Van Nieuwenhuijze

Sanofi

Philippe Jorens

UAntwerp

Represents universities UGent, KU Leuven, VUB, UAntwerp and UHasselt

Jef Vandemeulebroucke

VUB

Represents universities UGent, KU Leuven, VUB, UAntwerp and UHasselt

Erwin Sablon

VIB

Represents research institutes VIB, IMEC, VIT and SCK-CEN

Rudi Torfs

VITO

Represents research institutes VIB, IMEC, VITO and SCK-CEN

Filip Vanhavere

SCK CEN

Represents research institutes VIB, IMEC, VIT and SCK-CEN

Koen Beyers Voxdale

Voxdale

Joris Walraevens

Byteflies