François Scalais has been given the responsibility of Head of Start-Up Development at Luxinnovation.
Prior to joining Luxinnovation, François Scalais established Neo Medical Systems, a start-up dedicated to the research and development of a 3D surgical screen without the need for glasses. He subsequently held several fundraisers, filed a European patent and proposed a prototype that has been tested in real conditions during a 3D surgical intervention.
His business plan was recognised during the inter-regional competition 1,2,3 GO for his project, was integrated into the Seed4Start programme and in June 2013 was elected "Most Creative Entrepreneur in Luxembourg" at the 7th edition of the CYEL competition organised by the JCI.
In recent years, he has accompanied several start-ups in their sales and marketing strategies to help them strengthen their business plan and better define their business model.
Before Neo Medical Systems, François Scalais held various managerial positions at renowned medical equipment companies including GE Healthcare, Olympus Medical and Smith&Nephew. Mr. Scalais holds a Master of Science degree from the Catholic University of Leuven and an MBA from the Solvay Brussels School of Ecinomics and Management from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
François Scalais will now be applying his experience in business creation to the service of the start-up community.
