About

 

Koen De Lombaert is a healthcare innovator and entrepreneur with a background in both medicine and business. In healthcare, Koen has had the opportunity to work on various projects ranging from life-science research, bio-informatics, business development, product development, marketing, medical and product management at startups and large companies, including Roche Pharmaceuticals. After obtaining his MBA at the Johns Hopkins University, Koen moved to the Bay area and worked as Director of Clinical Development at Scanadu, an innovative consumer medical device startup. At Scanadu, Koen launched the ‘Spit for Science’ Campaign and the ‘Scanadu Consumer Health’ Study in collaboration with Scripps. Both studies are leveraging the enthusiasm of the “crowd” to participate in research and guide us to better build consumer medical products. Recently, Koen co-founded Yuzu Labs, a startup aiming to make clinical, behavioral, and social research more accessible, easier, faster, and cheaper, while putting the patient/participant at the center.