The Breathomix Team

Maurik van den Heuvel

Chief Executive Officer

Maurik van den Heuvel has a commercial background and professional experience in data science and analytics. He has a master’s degree in economics and is working on a PhD in drug utilization research. His principal experience is in the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare, FMCG and finance, in manufacturing, trading and strategy consulting companies.

Rianne de Vries

Chief Technology and Scientific Officer, Technical Physician

Rianne de Vries studied Technical Medicine with a masters degree in Medical Signaling. She forms the hybrid between classical medicine and advanced technology and is therefore a new professional who has the knowledge, skills and problem-solving mind-set to design and safely apply improved diagnostics and therapeutics. She developed the signal analysis algorithms of the BreathBase Platform that is connected to the SpiroNose and automatically processes and analyzes the sensor signals in order to diagnose and phenotype disease or to predict therapy response.

Wouter van Catz

Chief Financial Officer

Wouter van Catz has gained extensive financial experience both in medical devices and biotechnology companies. During his career at OctoPlus and Batavia Biosciences, he was responsible for the daily operations of the finance and IT departments. Later on, Wouter performed two challenging interim assignments for Airopack and Damen Shipyards and joined Breathomix in November 2020 to assist in the professional scale up of the company. He studied Accountancy in Rotterdam and he holds certifications in Internal Auditing and Risk Management.

Tatjana Offerhaus

Personal Assistant of Rianne de Vries

Tatjana is an enthusiastic, energetic and experienced personal assistant. She has worked in various corporate, diplomatic and commercial environments and she has excellent client-facing skills. The medical environment is not new to her – her father was a doctor. Tatjana is a team player, a networker and an experienced event organizer. ‘’I am very pleased to be part of the Breathomix team, and I am looking forward to building the growth and success even further,’’ says Tatjana.

Niloufar Farzan

Scientific Project Manager, PhD

Niloufar Farzan has a background in pharmaceutical sciences and is focusing on precision medicine. She completed her PhD training at the University of Amsterdam at the Department of Respiratory Medicine. Her main focus of interest during her PhD was on precision medicine in childhood asthma. Her extensive knowledge of biology, pathology and underlying mechanisms of various diseases allows her to identify relevant research opportunities from a clinical, research and patient perspective.

Mechteld Brasz

Scientific Project Manager, Technical Physician

Mechteld Brasz studied Technical Medicine and obtained her master’s degree in Medical Imaging. During her graduation project at the Princess Máxima Centre, she mainly focussed on classification of paediatric brain tumours based on MR spectroscopy, using machine learning techniques. She also completed multiple internships in different clinical disciplines, during which she acquired the necessary skills for identifying research gaps, setting up research projects, and discovering and creating technical solutions for various medical problems. She gains energy from connecting people and with this relevant set of skills she was able to build and maintain relationships with different research centres.

Gitte Slingers

Scientific Project Manager

Gitte Slingers has a background in biomedical sciences. Throughout her PhD at Hasselt University in Belgium, she focused on pediatric respiratory diagnostics. More specifically, she worked on the differentiation of noisy breathing phenotypes in infants using non-invasive methods, including breath analysis. In addition to her experience in breath analysis (mainly mass spectrometry techniques), she acquired skills for clinical (pediatric) studies, data analysis, problem solving and scientific communication.

Marisca Joosten-Tamarit

Scientific Project Manager

Marisca Joosten-Tamarit has a background in Biomedical Sciences and has extensive experience in lung disease. While working in the pharmaceutical industry for 15 years, she gained valuable commercial knowledge and scientific experience. In the area of asthma and COPD, she was responsible for the product launch of two inhalation drugs delivered by medical devices (inhalers). In interstitial lung disease she prepared the market introduction and reimbursement of an antifibrotic drug. Marisca has an important network in pulmonary disease and brings the skills and knowledge to our team to help us bring our solution into clinical practice.

Merijn Eskes

Product Manager, Technical Physician, PhD

Merijn Eskes is a Technical Physician who obtained his PhD in Technical Medicine at the University of Twente. He performed his research at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, aiming at patient-specific prediction of function loss in cancer treatment by creating digital doppelgängers and using advanced signal analysis and prediction models. Besides his technical and medical background, he expanded his skill set at EY in the role of senior consultant in health care solving complex problems internationally. With his extensive background he is able to build bridges between disciplines, solve problems creatively and efficiently, and think strategically.

Bart Zuidhof

Manager Projects

Bart Zuidhof has extensive managerial experience in High Tech Equipment, Food, Aerospace, Automotive and Solar Systems industries. He obtained his master’s degree in Industrial Engineering & Business Administration at Twente University. Since 2012 Bart is working as an Interim Manager in both Projects as General Management. We asked how he feels about his new role. Bart: “I get energy from ‘getting things done’ and I am honoured to be asked to contribute to the growth and development of Breathomix!”

Massimo D’Antonio

Software Quality Engineer

Massimo likes to call himself Quality Advocate and has a natural curiosity which is pushing him to investigate simple and complex systems. He enjoys artificial intelligence and has a master’s degree in Computer Science. Massimo started to work as a Software Tester by chance and enjoyed it. He has ample experience in many fields. In the past years he has been working in medical technology, focusing on software quality. Software quality starts with design and requires complete understanding of software requirements and the reasons behind them. Massimo: ‘’If I am asking too many questions, just let me know!’’

Martijn Baller

System Architect

Martijn Baller has extensive experience in product development after having worked in a leading design and innovation agency for more than 12 years. He joined our team to support the Breathomix roadmap in scaling up our product and connected services. Martijn is very enthusiastic about the high complexity of medical devices, combining his expertise on mechanics, electronics and software development.

Javier Gonzalez

Automation Engineer

Javier Gonzalez has a background in biomedical engineering and a master’s degree in Biomechatronics at TU Delft. He has extensive experience in the biomedical field, working as a supervisor for the Biomedical Engineering department of a hospital in his hometown back in Mexico. Javier has most recently gained an affinity towards software Quality Assurance and Automation. He is thrilled to join Breathomix and collaborate with an enthusiastic team and contribute to the growth and development of the company.

Mitch Heijmann

Software Developer

Mitch Heijmann is a Software Engineer with a passion for cloud solutions. With experience in both back end as front end, Mitch likes to take on a full stack developer role. Mitch has an eye for detail when it comes to developing user-friendly applications. He is eager to learn and likes to apply new insights and the latest technologies.

Yennece Dagelet

Platform Administrator

Yennece Dagelet has obtained her post-bachelor degree in Research Coordination. She has worked at the Academic Medical Center (AMC) for many years and has gained large experience and knowledge both in scientific research and lung diseases. Yennece was involved in the BreathCloud study, where she included a huge number of patients and performed numerous measurements with the electronic nose. Together with the Breathomix team she will work on bringing breath analysis to clinical practice.

Aiko Hulzebos

Quality Manager

Aiko Hulzebos has extensive experience in setting up management systems such as ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and NEN 7510 within a wide variety of organizations, including healthcare and IT organizations. His approach is very pragmatic where the result always comes first. He will distinguish himself with his analytical skills, which allows him to separate main issues from side issues. Besides that, he is just a nice guy to work with.

Jeroen Bouma

Legal Counsel

After completing an LL.M. in International Business Law and an LL.M. in Corporate Law, Jeroen started working as a lawyer for a top-tier law firm. There he gained experience working on a wide range of (cross-border) legal issues within different practice groups. Combined with his positive attitude and eagerness to learn, Jeroen now aims to guide our team from a legal perspective. Jeroen: “I am excited that – in my own humble way – I am able to contribute to the realization of an innovative solution from a legal angle, together with an extremely motivated team!”

Richard van Es

Project Lead ERP

Richard van Es joined the Breathomix team to support the scale up of administrative systems and business processes by leading the ERP implementation project. He has gained 25 years of experience in various industries by managing finance teams, applying business process improvements and leading system implementations in mainly international organizations. Richard is pragmatic in getting things done. He works closely with the team to analyse current needs, maintain forward-thinking strategies and implement improvements.

Dick Naezer

Recruiter

Dick Naezer has gained extensive recruitment experience through working within a variety of organizations ranging from technology start-ups to multinationals. His enthusiasm and excitement for the role drives him forward in connecting the right talent to the right role. He strongly believes that the best performing teams are built by hiring based on character and personality. His drive, experience and network will help us build the team. For inquiries regarding recruitment or vacancies, please send an e-mail to dick.naezer@breathomix.com

Jerome Baart

R&D Engineer, Team Lead Training & Support

Jerome Baart is a biomedical engineer with a specialization in regenerative medicine. After obtaining his master’s degree in biomedical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology, he gained experience as project manager in an innovative COVID-19 rehabilitation project. Jerome: ”I am thrilled to get the opportunity to use my knowledge and experience to lead the support and training team for a solution I so believe in.” In the long run he would like to use the gained expertise, in combination with his biomedical and engineering background, to help further develop the product.

Louise van Alst

Data & Software Engineer

Louise van Alst joined the Breathomix team after finishing her MSc Biomedical Sciences. In her preceding graduation internship at Breathomix, she worked on a new innovative SpiroNose project for the prediction and detection of epilepsy. She will continue her work to improve and validate this diagnostic model. Due to her biomedical background and experience with data analysis, she is able to combine the data science field with underlying biological processes and diseases. Louise is eager to learn and currently follows an IT-traineeship to improve her skills and fuel her enthusiasm about software development.

Thomas Duindam

Software Engineer

Thomas Duindam has over 15 years experience as a software developer with a primary focus on medical software. He has experience working on back-end and user facing code, software architecture design and leading software teams. Thomas holds a master in Biomedical Image Sciences. He is eager to help Breathomix scale its software and share his knowledge delivering quality software in a regulated field. His part time work as a game developer often yields new insights on developing interactive and intuitive applications.

Alex Korenhof

Software Engineer

Alex Korenhof is a Software Developer who combines his medical background with a passion for development. He has worked on several cloud-oriented projects for multinationals where he focused on building scalable and easy-to-deploy applications using the latest technologies. Alex is always looking for a balance between creative and pragmatic solutions when it comes to helping his team achieving their goals.

Babette Mulder

Quality Officer

Babette Mulder is a biomedical engineer, with degrees from both King’s College London and Delft University of Technology, specializing in musculoskeletal biomechanics. She is ambitious, motivated, and interested in combining healthcare technologies with innovative business solutions. Babette comes from a multicultural background, thereby bringing a fresh multicultural perspective with an endless craving for new challenges, experiences, and opportunities for development. She is excited to work with the highly motivated Breathomix team to bring the product to market.

The Advisory Board

Peter Sterk

Scientific Advisor

Prof. Peter Sterk, MD, PhD, is emeritus professor at the University of Amsterdam with a chair on Phenotyping Chronic Airways Diseases. He works on translational research, linking molecular fingerprints to clinical disease expression in respiratory medicine. He was coordinator of the public-private EU-IMI project U-BIOPRED, which has progressed towards validating breathomics in exhaled air using molecular pattern recognition for diagnosis and phenotyping of patients with asthma, COPD or lung cancer. This aims to bring Data Driven Medicine to the clinic. Peter is Honorary Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, London, UK (HFRCP FPM) and has a Hirsh citation index of 85.

Razvan Furca

Professional Advisor

Razvan Furca currently serves as the CEO of Tecknoworks, a worldwide leader in custom software service. He is a highly-driven, customer-focused software developer with a passion for breathing life into big ideas. Razvan grew Tecknoworks from a one man operation into a world-wide brand with offices around the globe. Over the course of his career, Razvan has become known not just as a visionary leader in the world of software development, but also as a trusted partner among firms seeking ways to prepare for the future and do better business using cutting-edge technology.

Maarten Wolleswinkel

Professional Advisor

Maarten is founder and Executive Chairman of Oaklins and founder of New Life Wearables (a Breathomix joint venture company). In 2009, Maarten became president of Holland Corporate Finance N.V. and later also chairman of M&A International, an alliance of independent investment banking organizations. He took the lead to merge the largest members of this organization and created Oaklins, a global investment banking group with over 850 professionals (45 in Amsterdam) in 40 countries. Maarten is business coach for NL Groeit, an active member of Entrepreneurs Organization and guest lecturer of the New CFO Masterclass program at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam.