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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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Dutch
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Work Experience
Founder and software consultant at Itsunto
January 1, 2026 - PresentFound 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, 2026Designed 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, 2010Developed 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, 2007Led 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, 2010Taught advanced master-level course in AI and supervised PhD students.
Research Assistant at KU Leuven – Department of Linguistics
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1992Developed early computational linguistics and natural-language resources.
Education
PhD in Computer Science at KU Leuven
January 1, 1993 - January 1, 1998Additional License in Informatics at KU Leuven
January 1, 1988 - January 1, 1991MA in Germanic Languages & Computational Linguistics at KU Leuven
January 1, 1983 - January 1, 1988Qualifications
IVDR principles and privacy-by-design practices (working knowledge in healthcare environments)
January 11, 2030 - January 9, 2026Industry Experience
Healthcare, Life Sciences, Software & Internet, Professional Services
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