Roel Van Holen

In the wake of his passion for technology, Roel founded MOLECUBES in 2015, producing and commercializing preclinical imaging scanners for the life sciences market. With a solid background in basic research he knows how to translate fundamental research into valuable and valued products. In his past role as CTO, he learned the ins and outs of product development, supply chain management and projectmanagement.
In his active role as a CEO for 5 years, Roel learned how to run a small and quickly changing organization from an operational point of view, including all aspects, from financing the company to selling capital equipment.

End of 2019, Roel founded his next start-up, XEOS Medical, with the goal of developing medical scanners for use in the operating theatre.

Roel’s track record is in medical image science. With a Master in Electronics and in Biomedical Engineering and a PhD in Engineering as a solid foundation, he is an expert in medical imaging technology. He maintains his expert position in this field by guiding research and teaching as Associate Professor at Ghent University.