THE TEAM

PROF. DR. GIJS VAN SOEST

INVENTOR

Physicist with nearly 15 years of experience as an innovator in the field of (intravascular) imaging. Currently associate professor at the Biomedical Engineering Research group at the Thorax center, Erasmus University Medical Center, leading the research group on intravascular imaging and optical technology for cardiovascular medicine.

PROF. DR. TON VAN DER STEEN

INVENTOR

Biomedical Engineer with over 30 years of experience of working at the interface between medicine and technology. Currently head of the Biomedical Engineering Research group at the Thorax center, Erasmus University Medical Center and Professor at TU Delft. Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences and of the Netherlands Academy of Technology and Innovation.

JEROEN KODDE, MSC.

CEO

Entrepreneur with a background in Medical Sciences. Over 30 years of experience in strategy consulting and the medical device industry. Successfully guided several new medical technologies (focused on vascular interventions) through all stages of product development and subsequent market introduction.

VERYA DAEICHIN, PHD.

CTO/INVENTOR

Biomedical Engineer specialized in Medical (photo-)Acoustics and Imaging with more than 10 years of research and development experience in innovative tools, techniques and implementations for various applications in the field ranging from fundamental science to pre-clinical and clinical.

ANTONIO LOPEZ MARIN

CATHETER DEVELOPMENT

Biomedical and Telecommunication Engineer with 4 years of experience in medical devices research and development. Currently a PhD student in the Invasive Imaging group at the Erasmus University Medical Center and involved in the catheter development at Kaminari Medical.

HALEY BAPTIST, MSC.

QMS & REGULATORY

Masters in Molecular and Cellular Life Sciences and experience in building Health-tech ventures. Haley will support Kaminari Medical in regulatory and quality management system development.

LARS OTTEVANGER, MSC.

CFO

Medical biology background with financial expertise.

ROLAND ZEGGER, PHARM.D

BUSINESS SUPPORT, VENTURE PARTNER NLC

Pharmacist with broad experience in general management in the life science industry (Director Abbott/AbbVie). As Venture Partner at NLC – The Healthtech Venture Builder – Roland and his team actively support Kaminari in the strategic phases of development.

LARS OLTHOF, MSC.

FINANCIAL & BUSINESS STRATEGY NLC

Lars holds a Master’s degree from the London School of Economics. As a Venture Finance Expert at NLC, he supports Kaminari Medical in financial and business strategy.