Our team of professionals

Executive Team

Merel Boers, PhD
Merel Boers, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, Director & Co‑founder

Merel is a Dutch health tech entrepreneur with a medical technology background and a PhD in image analysis in stroke.
One out of nine women ever to obtain the highest honors for her PhD research at the Technical University of Twente, Merel was awarded the Prof Vooijs award for the most clinically relevant research.

Focused on creating value and making a difference, Merel has a clear vision for the company and the role of AI in the emergency workflow.

A regular speaker at events hosted by Google, HPE and universities, in 2021 Merel has been awarded the EU Prize for Women Innovators in that year.

Why Nicolab?
”Because it is the moment to create something impactful, a once in a lifetime opportunity to have a long amazing journey to create value.”

Charlie Bell
Charlie Bell
Chief Financial Officer

Charlie is an Australian accountant specializing in financial reporting, governance, and stakeholder relations and management, with over ten years of experience in professional services working with pre-IPO, ASX-listed, and large private companies across multiple statutory jurisdictions.

Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, Charlie holds a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accountancy and Business Law.

Renan Sales Barros, PhD
Renan Sales Barros, PhD
Chief Technology Officer & Co‑founder

Renan is a Brazilian computer scientist with a background in biomedical engineering. He moved to the Netherlands in 2013 to investigate high-performance computing in stroke at the Amsterdam Medical Center.

Honored with the Best Computer Scientist Graduate Award for high grades, he introduced deep learning models to the research group and published multiple articles on the topic.

Renan runs the development team, where his problem-solving attitude and expertise help tackle the team’s challenges not as obstacles but just as puzzles to be solved.

Michael Macilquham - Nicolab
Michael Macilquham
Chief Commercial Officer

Michael is an accomplished business leader with over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and operations.
He has a proven track record of building successful teams, driving revenue growth, and executing strategic initiatives.

Prior to joining Nicolab, Michael held various leadership positions at Siemens Healthineers, and was responsible for driving revenue growth, developing strategic partnerships, and launching innovative products and solutions.

Michael holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Diagnostic Radiography and a Master of Health Science majoring in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, both from the University of Sydney.

Philip Bos, MD
Philip Bos, MD
Chief Customer Success Officer

Philip has a strong background in the healthcare industry being a medical doctor and various business experience in the acute (cardiac) care in Europe and Asia with Medtronic.
Several roles in the healthcare insurance, medical device industry and healthcare governance enable him to develop a strong understanding of and focus on our customers and stakeholders.

Jess Adams
Jess Adams
Chief Operations Officer

Jessica is a strategic transformation professional with experience in strategy, project management and operations.
Working in management consulting, Jessica delivered a variety of projects across different industries, giving her valuable insights into operational practices, policies and procedures.

We are hiring

Join our team of professionals

We are looking for people that are:

  • Driven by impacting the lives of many emergency care patients
  • Ready to take on responsibility in a fast-changing environment
  • Excited to learn and grow with an international team

Our team

Aashish Venkatesh
Aashish Venkatesh
Machine Learning Engineer
Adi Inbar
Adi Inbar
Alliance Manager
Ainara
Ainara Cruz Arrén
Quality Officer
Andrew
Andrew Shaver
Strategy and Operations Manager
Attila Szabo
Attila Szabo
Machine Learning Engineer
Barend Linders
Barend Linders
Data Engineer
Berkem
Berkem Atas
Head of Marketing
Christelle Silva
Christelle Silva
Office Manager
Daniel
Daniel Childs
Software Engineer
Elena Ponomareva
Elena Ponomareva
Machine Learning Engineer
Esperanza Lázaro Valero
Esperanza Lázaro Valero
Country Manager ‑ Iberia
Felicity Frederico
Felicity Frederico
Culture and ANZ Operations
Haryadi Prasetya
Haryadi Prasetya
QA Engineer
Ilias Tsironis
Ilias Tsironis
AI Lead
Ieva Kurilova MD, PhD
Ieva Kurilova MD, PhD
Clinical Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Ivo Jansen, MD, PhD
Ivo Jansen, MD, PhD
Head of Clinical Development
Jordy
Jordy Dijkhuizen
Paralegal
Jorrit Boersen, PhD
Jorrit Boersen, PhD
Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Juliana
Juliana Medaglia
Senior Product Designer
Kiley H
Kiley S. Hicks
Vice President, North America
Kylie
Kylie Westren
Country Manager ‑ ANZ
Lily Kenney
Lily Kenney
Head of Product
Marco Bislick
Marco Bislick
Backend Developer
Mart van Blokland
Mart van Blokland
Engineering Lead
Mayank
Mayank Gajpal
Software Engineer
Nairi Mirzaian
Nairi Mirzaian
Contract Manager
Nicole
Nicole Dyball
Clinical Application Specialist ‑ ANZ
Nina Fairweather
Nina Fairweather
Business Developer
Patrick Visser
Patrick Visser
Talent Acquisition Partner
Pouya
Pouya Jelvehgaran, PhD
Product Validation Specialist
Ralf-Peter Herber, PhD
Ralf-Peter Herber, PhD
Head of Compliance
Razmara Nizak
Razmara Nizak
Head of Innovation
Reza Shabani
Reza Shabani
Country Manager DACH
Sten Raadschelders
Sten Raadschelders
Cloud Engineer
Suzan Vreeman, PhD
Suzan Vreeman, PhD
QA & RA Officer