I’m Luc Dehaspe, founder of Itsunto and a data engineer and software developer with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of life sciences and information technology. I thrive on turning complex biomedical data into actionable clinical insights and building cloud-based (IVDR compliant) systems that clinicians can rely on. At UZ Leuven, I designed and implemented fully automated, cloud-based bioinformatics pipelines (NIPT, oncology, clinical genomics) and developed interactive Dash Plotly applications that help clinicians interpret genomic data with confidence.

Luc Dehaspe

I’m Luc Dehaspe, founder of Itsunto and a data engineer and software developer with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of life sciences and information technology. I thrive on turning complex biomedical data into actionable clinical insights and building cloud-based (IVDR compliant) systems that clinicians can rely on. At UZ Leuven, I designed and implemented fully automated, cloud-based bioinformatics pipelines (NIPT, oncology, clinical genomics) and developed interactive Dash Plotly applications that help clinicians interpret genomic data with confidence.

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I’m Luc Dehaspe, founder of Itsunto and a data engineer and software developer with over 25 years of experience at the intersection of life sciences and information technology. I thrive on turning complex biomedical data into actionable clinical insights and building cloud-based (IVDR compliant) systems that clinicians can rely on.

At UZ Leuven, I designed and implemented fully automated, cloud-based bioinformatics pipelines (NIPT, oncology, clinical genomics) and developed interactive Dash Plotly applications that help clinicians interpret genomic data with confidence.

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Experience Level

Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Expert
Intermediate

Language

Dutch
Fluent
English
Fluent
French
Advanced

Work Experience

Founder and software consultant at Itsunto
January 1, 2026 - Present
Found and lead software consulting activities focused on building custom software systems for (IVDR) regulated clinical contexts, transforming growing volumes of complex biomedical data into clear, actionable clinical insight.
Software Engineer Bioinformatics at UZ Leuven – Genomics Core
January 1, 2011 - January 1, 2026
Designed and coordinated fully automated, cloud-based sequencing pipelines supporting clinical genomics, NIPT and oncology. Co-led IVDR compliance initiatives and built user-friendly Dash Plotly apps for variant review.
Research Data Analyst at OncoMethylome Sciences (now MDxHealth)
January 1, 2007 - January 1, 2010
Developed analytic tools and data management systems for early cancer detection and personalized treatment assays.
R&D Director & Co-founder at PharmaDM NV
January 1, 1999 - January 1, 2007
Led development of data & text mining solutions for drug discovery as a spin-off from KU Leuven, Oxford, and Aberystwyth.
Lecturer (Data Mining) at KU Leuven – Computer Science Department – AI Division
January 1, 2000 - January 1, 2010
Taught advanced master-level course in AI and supervised PhD students.
Research Assistant at KU Leuven – Department of Linguistics
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1992
Developed early computational linguistics and natural-language resources.

Education

PhD in Computer Science at KU Leuven
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1998
Additional License in Informatics at KU Leuven
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1991
MA in Germanic Languages & Computational Linguistics at KU Leuven
January 1, 1983 - January 1, 1988

Qualifications

IVDR principles and privacy-by-design practices (working knowledge in healthcare environments)
January 11, 2030 - January 9, 2026

Industry Experience

Healthcare, Life Sciences, Software & Internet, Professional Services