Joop Van Vaals Email & Phone Number

North Port, Fl, Us

VP, Co-Founder CAPTOR Medical, Developing novel thrombectomy catheter solutions for IS (Ischemic Stroke), DVT (Deep Venous Thrombosis) and PE (Pulmonary Embolism).

United States

Consultant Healthcare Imaging Business, MR Technology, Medical Marketing, HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound), MR in Radiation Oncology, MR-Linac, Hybrid Suites, MR-guided Neurosurgery (MR-OR), MR Therapy.

United States

Responsible for NA market introduction, business development and sales of all MR Therapy products. Single Philips point of contact in NA for the Elekta-Philips MR-Linac program. Managing all aspects of sales for all USA and Canada MR opportunities in radiation therapy (MR-Sim), neurosurgery (MR-OR), interventional MR (including HIFU and hybrid suites). • Strategized, managed and closed every MR-related sales in Radiation Oncology, Neurosurgery, and Interventional Radiology in USA and Canada, doubling sales in two years.• Established MR-Sim market leadership position, with MR-RT sales in top Radiation Oncology sites.• Developed close relationships with leading academic and clinical institutes and key opinion leaders in radiology, radiation therapy, and neurosurgery.

Best, The Netherlands

Leading the global business and sales for MR in the fields of Interventional MR-guided, MR in Radiation Therapy, Prostate Brachytherapy, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), Cardiac MR, MR-guided Electrophysiology, and Molecular Imaging. Responsible for the R&D, market analysis, product and marketing strategy plans and roadmaps, priority setting for research and new product development. • Developed the business plans and first product versions of MR-OR, XMR, HIFU and MR-Sim. • Sales leader for all MR Therapy deals worldwide.• Led the Philips R&D program leading to the first concept & feasibility MR-Linac. • Developed Cardiac MR into a mature product. • Established advanced IMR and MR-EP clinical research programs and industrial collaborations.

Best, The Netherlands

Global expert for MR Therapy in all its facets. Responsible for the development of Interventional MR in the fields of percutaneous biopsies and therapy, MR-guided neurosurgery, and X-MR hybrid suites. • Guided in-house R&D activities, established research projects with luminary institutions worldwide.• Organization of advisory boards, network meetings and research councils.

Best, The Netherlands

Managing MR Systems and Methods, a group of 50 academic-level R&D scientists.• Defined the technology roadmap for Philips Medical Systems MR.• Introduced new MR product developments, such as ultrafast and real-time interactive imaging.

Best, The Netherlands

Global clinical science expert for body imaging, spectroscopy, MR angiography and MR contrast agents.• Developed new MR techniques in fast imaging, such as Turbo Spin Echo and Keyhole for Contrast-Enhanced MR, with clinical partners around the world.

Ph.D., Atomic And Molecular Physics

M.Sc., Atomic And Molecular Physics

B.Sc., Physics & B.Sc., Astronomy