Stephan Hulsbergen

Venture Development Medical Technology

2017 - Current

BOM is an economic development company and impact investr that works as a growth accelerator for companies in Brabant (NL). It was chosen by Dealroom as the most active investor in Dutch startups in 2023. BOM looks at the economic opportunities and also explicitly at the social added value of companies, such as growth of employment, CO2 reduction and sustainable production. BOM does this by sharing knowledge, forming networks and providing capital. I am involved in the development of the various innovative investments in the field of medtech. In this role I build new and develop existing medtech companies, coach entrepreneurs in existing programs aimed at obtaining financing and market traction and coach them actively to achieve goals to reach new value inflection points. In our region we created partnerships with insurance companies and different specialized hospitals like Maxima MC (Obstetrics, Gynecology and Oncology), ETZ (Trauma surgery and traumatology), Catharina (cardiology), St Anna (sports medicine) and Academic hospitals like Roudboud MC. BOM has a strong portfolio: Atro Medical, Bio-connection,, Vivart-X, StentIT, Mellon Medical, Salvia, Sirius Medical, Inprocess-LSP, LeadPharma, ENPICOM, Core Life Analytics, Microsure, Xyall, Samantree, AcertaPharma, Citryll, Cristal Therapeutics, Cytura Therapeutics, Cytosmart, DegenRX, Innatoss, Glycostem, Medeye, NTRC, Onera, Preceyes, Ventinova, Synaffix,

Strategist

2016 - 2017

The Essence Consulting is a strategic consultancy (with three senior partners) in healthcare. Driven by the customers to improve results by developing, optimizing and implementing successful strategies, and execution processes, innovations and IT.

Business Manager @ CbusineZ (Corporate Venturing)

2012 - 2016

The current way of working in health care is no longer tenable. Costs increase rapidly just as the shortage of personnel in health care. Additionally, we want the patient empowered and the transparant quality in treatement. We need innovative social entrepreneurs to change our look at health care. CbusineZ is the innovation venturing company of CZ, one of the largest health care insurance companies in the Netherlands. It supports initiatives as an incubator of new ventures or participates in existing initiatives. We focus on four specific themes: self management, realizing care, increase quality and reduce cost of care. We develop and support initiatives which we believe in. Projects where big obstacles meet opportunities. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ I was responsible for various strategic projects, conducting research and starting new ventures.

Founder

2004 - 2012

Incubator for health care innovations. Founding and financing several companies in Medtech, training and software. Vivon, AED-alert and Nachtwacht Luna (MDD Class II medical device) were sold after CE, customer and market validation.

Founder

2005 - 2007

AED-Alert, the predecessor of 'HartslagNu' is a software program for ambulance emergency rooms. 11 out of a total of 14 common emergency rooms in the Netherlands worked within 3 years with this system to send educated citizens to cardiac arrest for both resuscitation and defibrillation.

Founder

2002 - 2007

Development, distribution and sales of medical devices like ECG, Defibrillators, Ultrasound systems and Dutch market leader in specialized EMS software. Vivon was based in the Netherlands and in Belgium. It was nominated for the FD Gazelle Award as one of the fastest growers in the region. I sold the company with a market share of 35% in the AED-market in 2008. The new owner had changed its name to AED Partner after the succesful acquisition of a Belgian company and in 2020 the company was sold to SK FireSafety Group, known from fire extinguisher manufacturer Saval. Vivon is dealer of Philips, Cardiac Science, Aivia, Ambu, Zoll and Laerdal. Vivon developped and produced accessoires for patiënt monitoring, AED's, training devices and consumables and software for 80% of the Dutch EMS-services. ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ We started this company in 2002 from scratch and managed an average annual growth of more than 300%. After an acquisition of a Belgium competitor the current owner changed the name of the company to AED Partner.

Co founder

2001 - 2004

Contingency planning for several high risk companies. (Fe. Eindhoven Airport, TNO, TU/e, Fire departments, Thomas Cook, GFK, ..) Sold in 2004

Functional Consultant FA&C

2000 - 2001