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- Sander has a background in molecular biology, co-developed a molecular diagnostic test for simultaneous detection of tick-borne pathogens, and contributed to the development of a vaccine against ticks at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Utrecht University.
- “With the potential of becoming the global leader in large-scale production of best-in-class nanofiber based medical devices and drug delivery solutions, I’m proud, gratified and delighted to become a member of the IME management team.
April 1, 2021
Sander de Vos will be responsible for the worldwide roll-out of the company’s medical electrospinning strategy, based on IME’s ground-breaking MediSpin™XL industrial production platform.
Judith Heikoop, CEO of IME Medical Electrospinning said, “We at IME are thrilled to welcome Sander to our fast-growing team of professionals. Sander clearly brings a wealth of well-needed life science experience into the company, that will certainly be of key-value to the further development of our electrospun medical device franchises. Our aim is to become the first partner of choice worldwide for the development of a novel, groundbreaking class of medical devices and pharma products based on nanofibers. Our ever-growing portfolio of customers and partners includes the Medtech and Pharma industry, universities, hospitals, and medical institutes.”
Sander de Vos (46) is an accomplished executive with more than 15 years of leadership experience across healthcare and biotech commercial and business development positions. Prior to joining IME, Sander worked at Mimetas, an innovative Dutch start-up company providing novel human cell biology models for improved therapies, where he played a key role in expanding the collaborations with its pharma and biotech partners.
In previous roles, Sander led the commercial team of Isogen Life Science and acquired experience as an entrepreneur growing a private business. His commercial career started at Westburg Life Sciences and for more than 10 years he shaped and directed the sales strategy and commercial development of part of their life science business.
Sander has a background in molecular biology, co-developed a molecular diagnostic test for simultaneous detection of tick-borne pathogens, and contributed to the development of a vaccine against ticks at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Utrecht University.
Sander de Vos, Chief Business Officer of IME Medical Electrospinning, said: “With the potential of becoming the global leader in large-scale production of best-in-class nanofiber based medical devices and drug delivery solutions, I’m proud, gratified and delighted to become a member of the IME management team. The company’s technology enables faster and better recovery of tissues and body structures, and therefore IME is uniquely positioned to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients.”
