Lionel Matthys

• Collaborate with CEO and executive team to develop product vision, roadmap, and fundraising strategy for the company
• Participate in board meetings to present product development strategy and provide updates on progress towards company goals
• Collaborate with executive team to develop fundraising strategy
• Attend meetings with potential investors to present company's product roadmap and growth opportunities
• Successfully secured $15M in funding from top investors through effective presentation and communication of product strategy
• Organize and coordinate product development activities, including engineering, product design, and scientific research under MDR
• Supervise diverse projects, such as:

Microfluidic device for automated oocyte vitrification and warming

Robot automating Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection process

Non-invasive embryo implantation predictive test using metabolite profiles and machine learning methods.

• Build multidisciplinary team comprising experts in SW, Electronics, Mechanical Design and Microfluidics
• Optics, and Robotics
• Manage team's activities and oversee development of medical devices for IVF lab automation
• Collaborate with embryology team to develop and optimize microfluidic protocols
• Work closely with the industrialization and quality & regulatory teams to ensure that the product is designed for manufacturability and meets all necessary regulatory requirements

• Create and implement clear and effective plan for product development
• Foster technical collaboration with external R&D partners to ensure successful development
• Validate user requirements and technical specifications to ensure product functionality
• Provide technical support to R&D teams during development process
• Incorporate Design for Manufacturing (DFM) principles throughout product development lifecycle.

• Conduct market research and define product requirements
• Facilitate teamwork between sales and R&D to bring products from requirements to launch
• Manage Microfluidic Components, such as pumps, valves, flow and pressure sensors, and end-user software
• Develop application-oriented platforms using droplet microfluidics, such as active compound encapsulation and digital PCR
• Led successful launches of 4+ products

• Manage technical sales activities for UK, Spain, Italy, France, and Portugal
• Maintain customer and lead data using CRM (Microsoft Dynamics)
• Conduct live demos in top microfluidics labs worldwide
• Develop custom microfluidics setups for various applications
• Provide feedback to R&D and actively participate in product development strategy.

• Developed a lab-on-a-chip system for MRSA detection by qPCR in hospitals, consisting of microfluidics disposable and control station
• Designed and optimized protocols of full workflow, including nasal swab loading, automated sample prep (bacteria lysis, DNA purification, and concentration), and on-chip qPCR
• Designed and optimized anon-chip bead-beating lysis system.