Management team
Koen Janssens
CEO
Koen holds a Master degree in Applied Economics and a Master of Science in Bioinformatics, both from the Catholic University Leuven (Belgium). He joined Applied Maths as a bioinformatics product specialist in 2004. His entrepreneural talent and thorough understanding of the Applied Maths products led to a prompt promotion as applications manager, involving a leading role in co-development, supervision of dedicated applications, and an increasing engagement in the operational management of the company. Koen was appointed Chief Executive Officer in September 2011.
Paul Vauterin, Ph.D.
Director of Software Development
Paul studied physics and earned a Ph.D. in theoretical Astrophysics at the Ghent University (Belgium). He became interested in numerical algorithms for bioinformatics applications, and co-founded Applied Maths in 1992. He has been the driving force behind the innovative tools and algorithms in the Applied Maths software products.
Bruno Pot, Ph.D.
Director of Business Development
Bruno started an academic career in 1983 as microbial taxonomist at the Laboratory of Microbiology in Gent, where he obtained a Ph.D. in Biology. During this period he was involved in many EU research projects and developed a particular interest in bioinformatics. After 14 years in research he became Science Manager Benelux and Science Manager Europe for the company Yakult, a Japanese food producer. In 2001 he joined Applied Maths as Director Business Development. Bruno is also Research Director of the lab 'Bactéries Lactiques et Immunité des Muqueuses' at the Institut Pasteur de Lille (France) and is a guest professor at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium).
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