ILOF - Key Persons


Derek Hill

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
25+ years of experience in Digital Health & Medical Imaging with focus on the regulatory environment for digital health technologies

Jorge Fernández García

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
A multi-disciplinary senior executive with 25+ years of experience as an advisor and board member in the Healthcare and life-science

João Paulo Cunha

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
Bioengineer Professor at Porto University and Senior Researcher at INESC with more than 25+ years of experience

Luis Valente - CEO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Co - Founder
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Award-winning business manager and engineer, founded his first company at 18. As a serial entrepreneur, Luis was named one of Forbes' 30 Under 30 for Science and Healthcare.

Mehak Mumtaz - COO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • COO
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Personalized medicine expert and PhD turned strategy consultant to C-Levels. Previously, an Oxford Innovation Fellow, Mehak spun a company and is passionate about translating science.

Mike Smith

Job Titles:
  • Advisor
Highly experienced Senior Executive in data with CTO experience going through Microsoft, Google, Disney and Amazon

Paula Sampaio - CSO, Founder

Job Titles:
  • Co - Founder
  • CSO
  • Member of the Leadership Team
Senior scientist, Professor, and Biomedical Sciences PhD. National Coordinator for the Portuguese Platform of Bioimaging. Paula's work has been featured in various high-impact publications.

Pedro Jorge

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor
  • Senior Researcher
Assistant professor at Porto University and Senior Researcher for +25 years specializing in applied photonics and biosensors