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The Board of Directors of Applied Maths has appointed Koen Janssens as CEO of Applied Maths. Koen Janssens holds a Master degree in Applied Economics and a Master of Science in Bioinformatics (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven). During the last seven years, he has been increasingly involved in the operational management of the company. In his new role as CEO, he will be supported by an Executive Committee, consisting of Paul Vauterin, Director of Software Development and Bruno Pot, Director of Business Development. Luc Vauterin, co-founder of Applied Maths, stepped down as CEO in June of this year but remains closely involved with Applied Maths as Scientific Advisor.
Stijn Spitaels, who assumed the position of CEO ad interim of Applied Maths on June 1st 2011, is now resuming his consultancy activities. The board wishes to thank Stijn Spitaels for his skilled assistance in the management transition and initiating a growth scenario for Applied Maths, aiming for the company to remain a world leader in bio-informatics solutions for academia, public health centers and industry.
“We are at the start of exciting new times”, said Koen Janssens. “Never before has the need been so high for ready-to-use bioinformatics solutions that can deal with the huge amount of genomics and meta-genomics data being generated today. Applied Maths is ready to face the bioinformatics challenges that new technological evolutions in biotechnology are bringing. I’m honoured to lead the team in this endeavour.”
Applied Maths, a bioinformatics company, was set up in 1992 and incorporated in 1994. Since then, it has gained global recognition with its software for the analysis of electrophoresis patterns. The company has acquired a unique market position with BioNumerics, a software suite for integrated databasing and analysis of all kinds of biodata. BioNumerics has developed into a multi-faceted platform combining databasing and analysis technologies, with numerous applications in research and diagnostics, including bacterial and viral epidemiology and profiling, plant improvement, human genetics and biotechnology.
Applied Maths combines extensive expertise in bioinformatics and unique mathematical know-how to develop the most powerful and fastest algorithms for pattern recognition and matching, data mining, screening and clustering. In so doing, the company fulfills a critical requirement in the bioinformatics industry for obtaining and analyzing greater and more complex data sets. The impact of Applied Maths' software is evidenced by referrals in thousands of scientific publications and an impressive portfolio of customers throughout the world. The BioNumerics software platform is used in many prestigious international projects and mission-critical networks.
Applied Maths has units in Sint-Martens-Latem (Belgium) (head office) and Austin (USA).
Source: Applied Maths
Tags: management
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