From upstream marketing to downstream marketing and beyond

VERMON is committed to serve the industry, designing and manufacturing advanced and unique transducer technologies.Our vision is to support our customer’s innovative ultrasound diagnostic modalities as well as strengthening their long term market position with superior ultrasound imaging performance. To achieve and further extend this position, Vermon designs, produces and controls all probe acoustic components, manufacturing tools and technologies.

DOLIAM is a private holding company regrouping several high-tech companies, from start-ups to industrial size ones, developing technologies and products with strong scientific and technological added value.DOLIAM corporate venture investment strategy is to source early stage innovative startups developing breakthrough medical devices and technologies solving key clinical problems.

OB-GYN and Women Healthcare product and segment developmentUrology product and segment developmentMeasurement engine and reporting solution management

Development and Management of 3D/4D ultrasound imaging package for Breast, Urology & OB-GYN applicationsUltrasound probe roadmap management

R&D collaborative program management (2000-2007) : • Partnership, grants, funding and key technologies identification• Program management• Reporting at a national and European level to authorities and funding agencies• Defined roadmaps and strategies, monitored IP and scientific environment.Research and Innovation (2000-2007)• Led, managed and coordinated all activities related to Capacitive Micromachined Transducers (CMUTs)• Developed CMUT technology from A to Z with a team composed of engineers, scientists and Ph.Ds coming from semiconductor industry, MEMS foundry, specialized SMEs, and research laboratories.• Developed key technologies for piezocomposite based high performance transducers: Multiple matching layers, materials, interconnect & packaging…• Mentored Ph.D. Students and R&D engineers on ultrasound physics, ultrasound probe design strategies, modeling tools and project management. Product development (2000-2004):• Managed customer oriented product development from marketing study to industrialization in ISO 9001 & 13485 environment.

Main research engineer for the GIP Ultrasons in the Brite-Euram european project TAIA : "Two Dimensional Acoustic Imaging Arrays", in patnership with GEC Marconi Materials Technology (GMMT, GB), ESAOTE (I), the Technical University de Manchester (UMIST, GB) et Roma III university(ACULAB, I).