Summary
Wiendelt Steenbergen is a biomedical photonics researcher, entrepreneur and professor with over two decades leading translational research in photoacoustic imaging, acousto‑optic sensing, infrared thermography and speckle-based perfusion imaging. As Founder, Board Member and CSO of Twente Medical Optics and long‑standing group leader at the University of Twente’s MIRA Institute, he translates optical and acoustic physics into clinical tools for burn diagnosis, intra‑operative perfusion monitoring and diabetic foot care. He combines deep academic leadership—having served as Vice Dean and Interim Dean—with hands‑on device development and teaching across biomedical engineering, technical medicine and applied physics curricula. Notably, his work emphasizes quantitative absorption imaging and practical perfusion metrics, bridging lab methods and bedside needs. Based in the Greater Enschede Area, he brings a rare mix of entrepreneurship, sustained academic output and applied instrumentation experience to medical imaging innovation.
10 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
MSc, Aerospace Engineering, MSc, Aerospace Engineering at Delft University of Technology