Tech pitches

Elfi Goesaert holds a doctoral degree in Psychology, doing research in the field of neuroscience on visual perception at KU Leuven (Belgium). After a couple of years as a postdoc looking at the organization of the visual cortex using machine learning techniques, she switched tracks and started at Domus Medica on out-of-hours care. In 2016, she became project manager ICT and eHealth, and worked on several federal and Flemish projects on eHealth and the digitization of healthcare (e.g. medication scheme, GDPR and secure communication in health, eHealth training for health care professionals,… ) , and became vice-chair of the Vitalink Consultation Committee in 2019. She co-managed the digitization of the Domus Medica Health Guide, and started collaborating on the BIBOPP project. In 2021, she joined the VITO Datascience Hub to further develop projects in personalized medicine and prevention.   

Dries Van Gheluwe is Business Development Advisor at Port of Antwerp. He is responsible for the development of the NextGen District in which investors are attracted, according to a predefined scope and criteria, including sustainability and circularity. In his role, he also encourages the integration of the various companies on the NextGen District. This involves looking at synergies, cluster reinforcement and integration of the operations. 

Serge Peeters joined EnergyVille in 2016, as part of VITO’s Energy Technology Unit. Serge’s charter is the development of business activities linked to the electrical storage systems. With a strong technical background in electronics and his extensive experience in product and business relationship management, he contributes to the valorisation trajectory for VITO’s technologies, research activities and test lab services. His capability in identifying and engaging with the right stakeholders in the battery value chain, led to the development of a new battery management concept recently introduced and referenced as the SmartCell.  

Prior to joining VITO/EnergyVille, Serge Peeters spent almost 24 years of his career in electronics and semiconductor companies, more specific in technical, pre-sales and product marketing roles. Serge has a deep knowledge of electronic systems and especially in microprocessors, spending 10 years as field application engineer for the Intel embedded components (like Pentium, i386ex, USB devices, PCI chip set, MLC Flash memory and CAN-Bus controllers). More recently in 2012, he started a mission of 4 years to create and develop the commercial activities of a newly accredited test lab for the testing and certification of PV panels in Belgium, with ambitions for the testing activities in other renewable energy application segments.