Mark Van Der Waal Email & Phone Number

I am a product and innovation management enthusiast with nearly 7 years of experience in navigating complex innovation systems. As co-founding product manager at a health tech startup, I led the development of emerging technology solutions for data inaccuracies in medical research. Concurrently, I completed a PhD focused on improving cooperation in the Life Sciences & Health innovation ecosystem. My interdisciplinary experience, skills, and interests enable me to bridge domains effectively, making me well-suited for science- and technology-driven innovation and venture building.⚙️ As co-founder and Head of Product & Innovation, I directed product vision, strategy, design, and development of a radically innovative SaaS offering, contracting the leading US hospital as a launching customer.🔎 As PhD, I collaborated across health-technological and -scientific disciplines to develop insights and tools for improving innovation outcomes, publishing my work in first-tier scientific journals such as Science and Technovation.🌱 Over recent years, I have taken on leading roles in securing non-dilutive and dilutive capital (R&D grants, crowd, angel, VC), raising ~€2.5M for different R&D-intensive ventures.💪 My strength lies in combining conceptual and creative thinking with practicality. In my work, I apply frameworks, models, and systems thinking to break down complex problems and drive innovation processes forward.

Listed skills include Research, Entrepreneurship, Graphic Design, Web Design, and 9 others.

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  Amsterdam, Nh, Nl