About
Katleen Vandersmissen is a Managing Partner at HERAN Partners, a venture capital firm focused on European HealthTech. She has professional experience across industry, management consultancy, and venture capital and private equity, with background in life sciences, technology, and recycling and materials sectors. Her expertise includes strategic planning, business execution, negotiations, and people management.
Experience
- HERAN PartnersManaging Partnercurrent2020 — presentBelgium
- BVA | Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity AssociationNon Executive Directorcurrent2022 — present
- ThironaMember of the Supervisory Boardcurrent2021 — present
- Atlas College GenkNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — present
- LynxCareNon Executive Directorcurrent2020 — present
- BC10 - Business CenterNon Executive Director2020 — 2025
- Aspect AnalyticsNon Executive Director2022 — 2025
- FOx BiosystemsChairperson of the Board2019 — 2025
- UgenTecBoard Observer2020 — 2022
- LRMHead of Health&Care2017 — 2019Hasselt
- LRMInvestment Manager - Health&Care2016 — 2017Hasselt
- LRMInvestment Manager - Sustainable Societies2013 — 2016Hasselt
- ApitopeNon Executive Director2017 — 2019
- BioVilleExecutive Director2016 — 2019
- BedalNon Executive Director2016 — 2019
- EpiGaNNon Executive Director2014 — 2019
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2011 — 2013Belgium
- UmicoreAnalytical Laboratory Manager2007 — 2011
- UmicoreInvestor Relations Manager2010
- Katholieke Universiteit LeuvenFWO research mandate2003 — 2007Leuven
Education
- KU Leuvenpost-graduate, Corporate Finance2008 — 2009
- EHSAL Management SchoolVennootschapsrecht2013
- KU LeuvenPhD, Chemistry2003 — 2007
- KU LeuvenTeaching Certificate, Chemistry2003 — 2006
- KU LeuvenMaster, Chemistry2001 — 2003
- Hasselt UniversityBachelor, Chemistry1999 — 2001
- EVCA
Skills & more
Research5Chemistry14R&D6Change Management2Business Strategy17Materials1Quality Management1Coaching2Validation1Budgeting1Management Consulting5Statistics2
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PlanningMergers & AcquisitionsERPLogisticsProject ManagementProject PlanningBudgetsProduct DevelopmentAnalysisProcess ImprovementPeople ManagementProblem SolvingLanguages Dutch · English · French
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Also attended EHSAL Management School5
Also attended Hasselt University7
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Shared employers
Also worked at LynxCare3
Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,128
Jim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersFabrice GrindaCo-founder & Managing Partner at FJ Labs
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Also worked at Umicore2
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