Our Team
Pim Polak
With an extended career in medical devices at top tier companies such as Johnson & Johnson, B|Braun Aesculap and Stryker, Pim brings a wealth in both strategy and operational experience. His focus is helping life sciences business develop strategy and translate strategy to execution and result - Netherlands
Robby Reggers
Robby’s legal career at law firm Hogan Lovells LLP and various industry leading corporates in fintech, travel and renewables means that he brings extensive strategic and hands-on experience. This perfectly positions him to deliver legal advice, negotiate and draft commercial contracts in a broad range of consultancy engagements - Netherlands
Nikhilesh Mohanty
Nik has a strong background in Operational Excellence and Strategy development and a broad international career across multiple industries. He has worked as an Industrial Engineer in the US, and as an Operations Consultant at McKinsey & Co. & KPMG in London. For the last eight years he has worked in the Medical Device industry supporting strategy development, and business planning. Nik has an MBA from Oxford, a MS in Operations, and a Bachelor’s in Production Engineering.
Jessica Weiss
Jessica has an extensive track record in the Israeli medical device startup ecosystem, with a strong focus on fundraising and venture building. She has held senior leadership roles at NiTi Surgical Solutions, EndoChoice, and Lydus Medical, contributing to their growth and strategic direction. With an MBA from Tel Aviv University and deep experience in the world’s leading startup region, she brings a wealth of expertise, industry insight, and strategic vision to the team.
Derick Boonzaaier
Derick brings non traditional skills to the business environment. An MBA and skilled business operative, he also holds an MTh Ministry Practice with a focus on Leadership & Leadership development. This includes Personal Leadership Development and change management - Cape Town
Maarten Steinbuch
Maarten Steinbuch is a high-tech systems scientist, serial tech entrepreneur and keynote speaker. He holds the chair of Systems & Control at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) where he is Distinguished University Professor. His research spans from automotive engineering to mechatronics, motion and fusion plasma control. He is most known for his work in the field of advanced motion control, as well as in robotics for high precision surgery.
Peter Brierley
Peter is an acknowledged industrialisation, supply chain and turn-around professional. He has long experience in taking medical device product development from initial conception to full-scale production. He is well-known as an industrial innovator, helping to develop conceptual methods to bring products to production and scaling. Peter is familiar with various ISO standards and has worked in both MDD and MDR environments.
Laurence Coudroy
Laurence has an extensive career in End-to-End (E2E) Supply Chain management within the highly regulated Healthcare industry, encompassing Medical Devices (MDR), Pharmaceuticals, and Combination Products. Laurence is widely recognized for her expertise in designing and establishing robust supply chain networks. She excels in addressing the intricacies of your company's unique constraints, including legal and regulatory considerations, to formulate pragmatic supply chain solutions tailored to your specific requirements.
Derick Boonzaaier
Derick brings non traditional skills to the business environment. An MBA and skilled business operative, he also holds an MTh Ministry Practice with a focus on Leadership & Leadership development. This includes Personal Leadership Development and change management - Cape Town
Maarten van der List
Orthopaedic surgeon, invited speaker to ESSKA, medical director and clinical consultant. Maarten brings a broad range of experiences. Combining clinical expertise with functional business experience brings exactly the support looked for by medical device companies - Amsterdam
Jeroen Pieper
Jeroen is an experienced regulatory strategic thinker, team leader, trainer and coach in the areas of medical devices and cell therapies, with an established track record of successfully implemented strategic road maps and clinical and product approvals. Ability to clearly communicate on all different levels within organisations - Amsterdam
Richard Bijlard
Richard has a long history in supporting technology businesses. As chair of the Brainport Centre for Technology & Law, his involvement in the Dutch Research Counsel (NWO) and his role as specialist business coach at the European Innovation counsel, he is ideally placed to help life-sciences companies on their journey to deliver improved healthcare to the patient - Amsterdam
Jennifer Tucker
Jennifer is an expert in digital IP & content distribution and licensing with a long history at multinationals like British Telecom, Liberty Global and Disney. She helps companies create true competitive advantage using her broad experience. Based in the Netherlands and Australia she is aiding ASPAC life sciences companies scale up in the EMEA arena - Sydney & Amsterdam
Jacqueline Hart
Jacqueline possesses a broad set of skills and experiences gained in the life sciences industry. Her primary focus is combining project management and marketing knowledge with sustainability and life-cycle assessment expertise. In this way she helps healthcare companies to translate their strategic goals for sustainability into concrete value propositions and actionable plans. She is a GRI certified Sustainability Professional and a LEAN Greenbelt who feels as comfortable on the work-floor of the hospital as she is in the C-suite - Amsterdam
Lisa Lipkin
Lisa is one of the most innovative story strategists in the consulting industry, helping science-driven organisations transform their facts and data into compelling, emotionally meaningful narratives. Her articles and stories have appeared in the New York Times Magazine, and the New Yorker, among others - New York & Amsterdam
James Sung
James is an experienced CEO and a life long life sciences professional. He brings a mechanical engineering degree and an MBA form Taiwan’s National Center University. His broad experience in product design and R&D has helped companies like BENQ and Taiwan Surgical to generate sustainable and profitable growth - Taiwan
Sem Voortman
Sem is a young, but experienced advertising creative and copywriter. Freelancing for most of his time, he has helped many brands tell their stories in an accessible and easy-to-read way. From plain copy to video formats, ad campaigns and even television, Sem is versed in telling effective stories that reach their audiences where it counts.
Rob Baijens
Rob is an online marketing expert helping life-sciences companies. He brings unique experience, both in direct to patient and health care practitioner communications. Besides helping companies define a no-nonsense marketing strategy he also helps translating strategy to execution. His slogan; “If you confuse, you lose” - Amsterdam