Meet
the team
We may have different backgrounds and personalities, but we are driven by a shared purpose: making healthcare better and more affordable. Complementing each other since 2015.
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Mark-Jan Harte
Co-founder & CEO
Mark-Jan founded Aidence in 2015, more than 20 years after completing a Master's degree in Computer Science at the Technical University Eindhoven. This path led him to occupy various roles in software, including finance, consumer software, and machine learning consultancy. Founding multiple companies in the technology sector, he developed a strong interest in AI and started seeing the opportunity deep learning offered to healthcare in 2015.
Jeroen van Duffelen
Co-founder & CBO
Jeroen's entrepreneurial spirit led him to teach himself software engineering and start his own company commercialising an online education platform. He then tried his hand in the US startup ecosystem, where he joined a rapidly scaling cloud company. Jeroen returned to Amsterdam to run a high-tech incubator for academic research institutes. Here, Jeroen first got his taste for applying AI to healthcare. In 2015, he founded Aidence together with Mark-Jan Harte.
Joris Wakkie
Chief Medical Officer
Joris worked as a doctor at the St. Antonius hospital, spending one year in cardiology and two years working in internal medicine. Afterwards, he decided to challenge himself in business and worked for Microsoft as a consultant. He met Jeroen at a previous business venture, where his passion for medicine and business led him to join Aidence. He is now involved in all medical aspects of the company, including product strategy, certification, and clinical studies. Joris loves to play the jazz piano.
Victor Groothengel
Chief Commercial Officer
A graduate of Harvard, Erasmus, and Radboud Universities, Victor has spent over a decade in various international leadership positions in the healthtech industry at Philips. Aiming to impact the future of healthcare, Victor rallies the marketing and sales teams to deliver tangible clinical AI solutions for physicians. He is driven by cutting through the hype around AI and providing solutions that deliver on the promises made.
Lonneke Versteegh-Reinders
Head of Delivery
After studying Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis, and Management at the Delft University of Technology, Lonneke gained several years of experience managing teams in different disciplines, such as aviation and (care) logistics. Her leadership style can be described as caring and daring, inspiring the team to develop and improve continuously. She is an advocate for the inclusion of women in technology.
Stefano Baccianella
Chief Technology Officer
Stefano first touched a Commodore 64 when he was three. Since then, he has worked in a computer shop for ten years, studied Computer Science, *almost* got a PhD in Machine Learning, founded a startup, and worked for the online travel giant Booking.com. A long-time engineer and manager, Stefano is trying to find a systematic way of leading people and understanding how to improve our industry. At Aidence, he ensures that everyone in technology has the autonomy and safety to do their best work.
Hans van der Zande
Head of Finance / Head of People a.i.
Hans combines analytical and strategic thinking with a strong business sense. He brings over 15 years of experience in management consulting and finance in mid-size and scale-up companies across multiple sectors, including media, software development, and multi-channel fashion and consumer brands. He is also no stranger to raising (bank) financing and working with private equity investors. Hans' drive is making an impact on Aidence's daily business and longer-term direction, both financially and operationally.
Bas Giltay
Head of Product
Bas has a 15+ years track record delivering digital products for big brands in healthcare and finance. With a background in technology management and organisational psychology, he is on a mission to make the world a bit better with innovative digital products and support others who are on the same mission. At Aidence, Bas focuses on product strategy, bringing products to the market, and setting teams up for success. An active driver in the product community, he brings together product enthusiasts in cross-company platforms.
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Boudewijn Becking
Systems Engineer
Gabriel Pires
Engineering Manager
Kay Wilkinson
Backend Engineer
Marco Vellinga
Backend Engineer
Olexandr Potapov
Backend Engineer
Oleksii Slutsenko
Cloud Devops Engineer
Thiago Santana
Backend Engineer
