Jasper van Weerd

Jasper van Weerd holds a Bachelor in Applied Science from Saxion Hogescholen Enschede (University of Applied Sciences), in the Netherlands, and a Masters in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Twente. He speaks English, Dutch and German. He is credited with authoring or co-authoring 11 internationally acclaimed, peer reviewed scientific papers. In addition, he was a visiting researcher at Penn State University. He worked for 2 years on the EU HIBISCUS project, assisting with designing and testing a novel microchip CE device with integrated optics for multiplex ss and dsDNA detection. This included work at Universities in the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom. The HIBISCUS project was successfully completed in February 2010 and results were presented before an EU review committee. From 2010 till 2014 Jasper was engaged with his PhD at the University of Twente, entitled, “Novel Biomedical Applications of Supported Lipid Bilayers”. His PhD has resulted in numerous public awards and credits, evolving into the launch of LipoCoat BV in 2016. Jasper holds Executive Directorships of in the LipoCoat Group as Chief Executive Officer.