Our Team
Advisory Board Members
Dinette Tams
Advisory Board Member
Dinette has a passion for improving healthcare accessibility. She is an expert in quality and regulatory management with over 20 years of experience
Martin Wenderoth
Advisory Board Member
Martin has 25 years of experience at B. Braun. With his business-focused perspective, he supports Ansana in becoming the global standard in sterilization. He holds a PhD in Economics
Bruno Podesser
Advisory Board Member
Bruno is a heart surgeon at the university clinic in St-Pölten, Austria. Additionally, he is heading the Centre of Biomedical Research and Translational Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna
Pieter Wijfels
Venture Partner
Before joining NLC, Pieter spent 15 years at Philips, bringing innovation to life across the globe. He enjoys supporting initiatives that truly improve people’s lives
Managing Team
Dominique Surinx
CEO & Co-Founder
Dominique combines 20 years of pharma corporate experience with 8 years of entrepreneurship. He holds a master’s degree in engineering and business administration
Arnoud van den Berge
CCO
Arnoud brings 25 years of commercial & strategic experience related to medical devices and hospitals, including P&L responsibility. He is driven by innovation and holds a master’s degree in engineering
Stef Vanquickenborne
CTO
Stef brings 30+ years of experience in R&D, leading pharmaceutical product, industrial process, and production technology development while leading large global R&D teams
Margarida Lopes
NLC Venture Finance
With a BSc in Economics and an MSc in Management with a Finance Major, Margarida is gaining knowledge and experience at NLC in Venture Finance and supporting Ansana in all finance-related matters
Lou Venturin
NLC Legal Officer
Lou is an experienced lawyer with specialization in corporate, M&A and international structurization. She is the Legal Counsel at NLC and provides legal support to Ansana
Julie Yang
NLC Venture Support
Julie holds an MS in Agro-biomedical science and an EMBA. As a Venture Support Officer at NLC, she supports Ansana in bringing science to life and innovations to the patient