Digiome is one of imec’s main internal Invest+ projects. It focuses on the development of a solid-state nanopore platform for omics applications.
As business lead of Digiome, I served as project leader with a strong focus on market and applications. I brought market insights into the project, guided the multidisciplinary technical team towards market specifications and developed strategic partnerships for the application’s MVP.
As part of imec’s Portfolio Office, I also identified potential valorization routes and key value inflection points for this groundbreaking technology. This was based on an in-depth strategic analysis of potential business models, intensive market intelligence through Voice of the Customer research and ROI projections.
Together with Digiome’s technical lead and operational lead, I reported to the imec board every six weeks.
I was very lucky to work with Katrien over the last year as she supported our initiatives in the area of proteomics with nanopore technologies. She led our market intelligence efforts and helped us shape our R&D program to address the most relevant market needs. She was also instrumental in helping us establish business partnerships with key industry players and academic opinion leaders. Katrien is insightful and analytical and her ability to critically weigh internal assumptions vs market feedback is a tremendous asset.
