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Leander Van Neste

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Co-Founder and CEO at Axithra
📍 Hoegaarden, Flemish Region, Belgium

Leander Van Neste is the Co-founder and CEO of Axithra, leveraging a deep background in the medical diagnostics industry. His expertise is rooted in R&D and bioinformatics, with a specific focus on cancer research developed through roles at companies like Immunis. AI and Epify, and academic work at Johns Hopkins.

He has a keen interest in the broader medical technology landscape, following major industry players like GE HealthCare and Medtronic. His career reflects a passion for translating scientific discovery into commercial diagnostic tools that advance personalized oncology and patient care.

Unique fact: He holds multiple patents for novel epigenetic biomarkers used in the detection and prognosis of breast, lung, and prostate cancer.

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Experience
20 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder and CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Hoegaarden, Flemish Region, Belgium
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Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
As CEO of Axithra, his current focus is commercializing a point-of-care platform for rapid therapeutic drug monitoring, a topic he frequently discusses publicly.
Cancer Diagnostics
His career has been dedicated to developing novel diagnostic tests for various cancers, supported by his patents and previous roles as Chief Scientific Officer.
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Career

Work history

8-2023
Co-Founder and CEO
Axithra
11-2019
Chief Scientific Officer
Immunis.AI
11-2019 - 9-2023
Chief Scientific Officer
Epify BV
10-2019
Founder
Halixo
11-2016 - 10-2019
Vice President of Scientific and Clinical Affairs
miDiagnostics
In the press

Media appearances

Axithra Strengthens its Board of Directors. Featured in IMEC
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Hamamatsu backs Raman drug monitoring startup Axithra. Featured in Optics.org
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Education
2006 - 2009
PhD Collaboration
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
2000 - 2005
Master in Applied Biological Sciences
Ghent University
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