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Mr. Hardison was most recently the President and Chief Executive Officer, and served on the board of directors, of Biotheranostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostic company focused on oncology, from February 2017 until it was acquired by Hologic, Inc. in February 2021. From April 2010 to March 2016, Mr. Hardison was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Good Start Genetics, a molecular genetic testing and information company. For more than 20 years prior to that, Mr. Hardison held various executive and senior management positions at companies including Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), Exact Sciences Corporation, Quest Diagnostics Inc., and Smith Kline Beecham Corporation. He currently serves as an independent director on the boards of directors of Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc., Seventh Sense Biosystems, BioPorto, Inc. and IQuity, Inc. He also formerly served on the board of directors of Exact Sciences Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAS) from May 2000, through its initial public offering in February 2001, until August 2007. Mr. Hardison received his Bachelor of Arts degree, in political science, from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Dr. Siegel has more the 45 years of experience as a practicing urologist and over 35 years of executive leadership experience. Dr. Siegel currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of United Urology Group, having previously served as its Chief Executive Officer. United Urology Group, which was acquired by Audax in 2016, was formed under Dr. Siegel’s leadership and is one of the nation’s leading urology networks. Previously, Dr. Siegel served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Chesapeake Urology Associates, which he founded in 1999. Dr. Siegel is a founding member of the Large Urology Group Practice Association (LUGPA), which was formed in 2008. He was a board member of the Urology Care Foundation (UCF) from 2016 until 2023 and The Urology Times. As a recognized leader in the field of medicine, Dr. Siegel has been honored with official citations for outstanding commitment and leadership from both the Governor and the General Assembly of Maryland. Dr. Siegel earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed his specialty training in urology at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. He has been certified by the American Board of Urology and as Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
Dr. Regine Slagmulder, Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company, is a full professor in management accounting & control at Vlerick Business School, a visiting professor of accounting & control at INSEAD, and the Knowledge & Academic Director (a.i.) at Guberna, the Belgian Institute for Directors. Previously, she worked as a strategy practice consultant at McKinsey & Company. She also previously worked as a professor of management accounting at INSEAD and at the University of Tilburg. She serves as an independent director and member of the audit committee on the board of the investment company Quest for Growth (since 2011) and as an independent director and chair of the audit committee of Ekopak (since 2021), both listed on Euronext. Dr. Slagmulder graduated in civil electrotechnical engineering and industrial management from the University of Gent, after which she received a management doctorate at Vlerick Business School. As part of her research activities, she was a research fellow attached to INSEAD, Boston University (USA) and the P. Drucker Graduate Management Center at Claremont University (USA). She is an INSEAD certified director (IDP-C).
Hilde Windels, Independent Non-Executive Director of our Company, has over 20 years of experience in the biotechnology sector with a track record of building and structuring organizations, fundraising, M&A, public capital markets and corporate strategies. Currently, Mrs. Windels serves as a board member at PHAXIAM Therapeutics, GIMV NV, MCROPHYT SA, and Celyad. Previously, she served as CEO of immunodiagnostic company Antelope Dx BV, and as CEO ad interim and Deputy CEO of Biocartis from September 2015 until September 2017 and as CFO of Biocartis from 2011 until September 2015. Mrs. Windels has also worked as independent CFO for several private biotech companies and from 1999 to 2008 she was CFO of Devgen. In the past, she also served on the boards of Devgen, Biocartis, Ablynx, VIB and FlandersBio. Mrs. Windels holds a Masters in Economics (commercial engineer) from the University of Leuven, Belgium.
Dr. Poole has more than 25 years of research experience and specializes in the development of high complexity diagnostic testing for use in human health and disease. His expertise lies in product development using advanced technologies such as Next Generation Sequencing, qPCR, and nucleic acid sample preparation. Mr. Poole was most recently the VP of R&D at Active Motif, Inc. he spear-headed the development of products in the epigenetic research space including DNA methylation, chromatin modifications and epigenetic specific antibody development. Dr. Poole received his M.S. in Molecular Endocrinology from Northwestern University and his Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago, IL.
The low-risk report integrates clinical, pathological, and genomic insights into actionable information on active surveillance1
The high-risk report provides a defined cut point with actionable information on treatment intensity2
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Mr. McGarrity has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry with a unique combination of device, diagnostics and biotechnology experience. Mr. McGarrity was most recently the CEO of Sterilis Medical. Prior to Sterilis Mr. McGarrity was the CEO of Nanosphere (NASDAQ: NSPH), a nanotechnology-based molecular diagnostics company, where he engineered an operational and strategic turnaround that resulted in its successful sale to Luminex (NASDAQ: LMNX) in 2016. Prior to Nanosphere, Mr. McGarrity spent 13 years at Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) where he served in leadership roles in sales and marketing and led Stryker into new growth markets such as post-operative pain management, surgical fluid waste management and interventional pain management. Mr. McGarrity also had executive general management responsibility for a newly created business unit focused on interventional spine pain management. Mr. McGarrity received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame and began his career in commercial banking.
Mr. Kalfus has over 20 years of leadership experience in both public and private companies within diagnostics/biotech and other sectors, and brings extensive knowledge in financial operations, management, and strategic transactions. Mr. Kalfus joined mdxhealth from Rosetta Genomics, where he helped lead efforts to reposition the company for commercial success with its oncology diagnostic products, and raised over $60 million in capital to fund these efforts. Prior to Rosetta, Mr. Kalfus served as the CFO and Treasurer of MabCure, a Belgium-based publicly-traded biotechnology startup in the field of early cancer detection using antibodies. Mr. Kalfus received his Master’s degree in Accounting from Fairleigh Dickinson University and his Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Georgia. Mr. Kalfus is a Certified Public Accountant, licensed in the State of New Jersey.
Jan Pensaert is the Founding Managing Partner of Valiance. He brings over 20 years of experience in growth investing. He leads the Investment Committee for the Valiance Funds and is responsible for all aspects of the Funds’ investment processes. Jan currently serves on the Board of several Valiance entities funds and portfolio companies including MDxHealth, JenaValve, NeoSync, and 4Tech. Prior to founding Valiance, Jan was CEO of La Fayette, where during his tenure the La Fayette Funds increased in AUM from $750 million to $5.5 billion. Before that, he was responsible for the Permal Group’s European-based investment management and research activities, and prior to that, he worked at Lazard in Corporate Finance M&A. Jan holds a BA in Business Economics from Gent University in Belgium, and a Masters in Banking & Finance from the University of Aix-Marseille, France.
Koen Hoffman has served as Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fagron NV since May 8, 2017. He obtained a Master in Applied Economics at the University of Ghent in 1990 and a Master in Business Administration at Vlerick Business School in Ghent in 1991. Mr. Hoffman was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Value Square in August 2016. Prior to joining Value Square, he was Chief Executive Officer of KBC Securities, member of the supervisory board of Patria Securities and member of the board of directors of Omnia Travel Belgium. He started his career at the corporate finance department of KBC Bank in 1992.
The GPS test measures prostate cancer gene levels to assess how aggressively your cancer will grow or spread. Since certain genes influence this more than others, knowing which ones are active in your tumor helps determine your personal GPS result.
Your score is based on a scale of 0-100. Your genomic risk will indicate how your tumor behaves and can help you and your doctor determine the most appropriate course of treatment.
These results can predict both your chance of:
The GPS test provides a personalized assessment of how aggressive your prostate cancer is, helping you and your doctor discuss next steps with confidence.
DOWNLOAD SAMPLE REPORT OVERVIEW FOR CLINICALLY HIGH-RISK PROSTATE CANCER
The GPS test measures prostate cancer gene levels to assess how aggressively your cancer will grow or spread. Since certain genes influence this more than others, knowing which ones are active in your tumor helps determine your personal GPS result.
The bell curve illustrates where your GPS result falls in relation to the GPS results of other men in the same risk category.
These results can predict both your chance of:
The GPS test provides a personalized assessment of how aggressive your prostate cancer is, helping you and your doctor discuss next steps with confidence.
DOWNLOAD SAMPLE REPORT OVERVIEW FOR CLINICALLY LOW-RISK PROSTATE CANCER
Dr. Bednarski currently serves as a Partner of MVM Partners LLP. Before joining MVM in 2008, he was a Partner at Advent Healthcare Ventures and a Principal at Advent International Corporation. Prior to Advent, he was a Director in the Corporate Finance Group of Silicon Valley Bank. Dr. Bednarski has a B.S. degree in Neural Science from Brown University and a Ph.D. in Biological Sciences from the University of California, Irvine.
Mr. McGarrity has more than 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry with a unique combination of device, diagnostics and biotechnology experience. Michael was most recently the CEO of Sterilis Medical. Prior to Sterilis Michael was the CEO of Nanosphere (NASDAQ: NSPH), a nanotechnology-based molecular diagnostics company, where he engineered an operational and strategic turnaround that resulted in its successful sale to Luminex (NASDAQ: LMNX) in 2016. Prior to Nanosphere, McGarrity spent 13 years at Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK). McGarrity served in leadership roles in sales and marketing and led Stryker into new growth markets such as post-operative pain management, surgical fluid waste management and interventional pain management. He also had executive general management responsibility for a newly created business unit focused on interventional spine pain management. Michael received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Notre Dame and began his career in commercial banking.
Mr. Bellano has more than 25 years of experience in the Healthcare Industry. Mr. Bellano started his career in Pharmaceuticals and transitioned to molecular diagnostics where he has spent the past 20 years of his career. Most recently the Chief Commercial Officer of Sterilis Solutions Prior to Sterilis Solutions he served as the commercial leader for Pharmacogenomic companies Assurex Health and AltheaDx. While at Assurex Health (Myriad Genetics) revenue grew from $700k to a run rate of $100 Million during his 5 year span with the organization.
Miriam Reyes has 25 years of experience in life science and laboratory operations, and R&D. She has served as Operations Leader at MDxHealth since its US inception in 2011. Prior to MDxHealth, Mrs. Reyes was Director of Laboratory Operations at Agendia where she established/built and led the CLIA lab for the Agendia’s FDA cleared MammaPrint breast cancer test. In addition to Agendia, she established laboratory operations at Combimatrix (Invitae) Molecular Diagnostics and developed commercial assays at both IBIS Biosciences and US Labs (LabCorp.).
Mr. Sollee has more than 20 years of experience in the healthcare industry, including senior management roles in both private and publicly listed pharmaceuticals, health information technology and molecular diagnostics companies. He has served as chief legal counsel to MDxHealth since its inception in 2003. Prior to MDxHealth, he led the Life Sciences Practice Group at the law firm of Kennedy Covington (now K&LGates) and held senior legal and management positions at TherapyEdge and Triangle Pharmaceuticals. In addition, he has practiced as a corporate attorney in the Washington D.C. legal firm Swidler & Berlin and as an investment banker at Smith Barney in New York. Mr. Sollee received a Juris Doctorate in Law and a Masters degree in International Law from Duke University, a BA degree from Harvard University, and has been awarded New York, Washington D.C. and North Carolina legal bar certifications.