Marcel De Leeuw

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Head of Bio-IT at MRM Health

Ghent, Flemish Region, Belgium

Overview

Marcel de Leeuw is the Head of Bio-IT at MRM Health, bringing over 25 years of experience as a genomics and microbiome data scientist. Described by colleagues as a strong leader, he specializes in next-generation sequencing and bioinformatics. He holds an MSc from Eindhoven University of Technology.

He co-founded GeneCreek, a company dedicated to democratizing bioinformatics and making the analytic power of genomics more accessible to scientists and physicians.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Objective Thinker

ROI Driven

They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.  They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions. It is very likely that they will negotiate pricing or other important terms.

Topics They Care About

Microbiome Therapeutics
Leads a team developing a platform for live biotherapeutic product discovery and has published research on the gut microbiome's role in disease.
Genomics Data Analysis
A core focus of his 25-year career, with deep expertise in variant analysis, RNA-Seq, and developing bioinformatics pipelines for NGS technologies.
AI in Drug Discovery
Employs AI-assisted scientific literature mining to improve pre-clinical multi-omics analysis in his current role, showing a focus on advanced technology.

Media Appearances

Marcel has no verified media appearances

Work History

9-2022
Head of Bio-IT at MRM Health
1-2021 - 9-2022
Senior Principal Scientist, Bioinformatics at MRM Health
4-2015 - 1-2021
Co-Founder at GeneCreek
1-2010 - 3-2015
Sr. Staff Bioinformatics Scientist at Beckman Coulter Genomics, Sanger and NGS sequencing for discovery and clinical applications
1-2008 - 2-2010
Global Business Leader, DNA Sequencing at Cogenics & Beckman Coulter Genomics

Education

1990 - 1994
Speech Recognition from Grenoble INP - UGA
1984 - 1990
MSc from Eindhoven University of Technology

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Insights For Selling To Marcel

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be ready to answer many clarity-seeking questions and requests for information
  • Tell them what ROI they can expect
  • Be formal and objective, they will appreciate it more

DONT's

  • Don't give superficial answers, they are easily rattled by them
  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Marcel is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Marcel

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Marcel move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Marcel take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Marcel

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