Dr. Laurent Hermoye

CEO

After graduating as an electrical engineer, doctor of medical sciences, and bachelor of business administration, I founded Imagilys, a company specializing in advanced brain imaging, biomarkers, and neurosurgical planning.

I have 20 years of extensive experience in brain imaging. I have conducted research studies, co-authored publications with pioneers in our field, and taught neuroimaging techniques worldwide.

I serve as chief executive officer of Imagilys. Our neuroimaging software suite, BrainMagix, has helped thousands of patients. Over the last 18 years, I have led the company from its first sales to concluding long-term agreements with world-class players in the medical industry.

Professional Experience

2005 - Present: CEO, Imagilys

2001-2007: Biomedical Engineer, Department of Radiology (MRI), Saint-Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium

Education

2001-2005 : Doctor of Medical Sciences (PhD). Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium

1996-2001 : Electrical Engineer. Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. Summa Cum Laude

1997-2001 : Bachelor of Business Administration. Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium. Magna Cum Laude

Continuing Medical Education & Executive Education

2020: Negotiation & Leadership - Harvard Law School

2015: Neuropsychiatry: A Comprehensive Update - Harvard Medical School

2014: Two-Week Multi-Modality Short Course - Harvard Medical School

2014: Imaging Biomarkers in Clinical Trials - Harvard Medical School

2007: Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques - Harvard Medical School

2004: Critical Issues in Tumor Microenvironment, Angiogenesis and Metastasis - Harvard Medical School

Faculty Appointments

2023-Present: Guest Lecturer, Advanced Master in Biotech & MedTech Ventures, Executive Education, Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management.

2019-Present: Guest Lecturer, Negotiation & Persuasion, Executive Education, ICHEC Brussels Management School.

2002-2011: Lecturer, Principles, Techniques and Quality Control in Medical Imaging, Université Catholique de Louvain.

Selected Publications in International Peer-Reviewed Journals

Brevers D, Bechara A, Hermoye L, Divano L, Kornreich C, Verbanck P, Noël X. Comfort for uncertainty in pathological gamblers: A fMRI study. Behavioural Brain Research 2015; 278:262–270.

Hermoye L, Lemaire JJ, Laureys S. Neuroimaging of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness: from Bench to Bedside ? Editorial for Future Neurology 2013; 8:601-603.

Lemaire JJ, Cosnard G, Sakka L, Nuti C, Gradkowski W, Mori S, Hermoye L. White matter anatomy of the human deep brain revisited with high resolution DTI fibre tracking. Neurochirurgie 2011; 57:52-67.

Habre-Hallage P, Hermoye L, Gradkowski W, Jacobs R, Reychler H, Grandin CB. A manually controlled new device for punctuate mechanical stimulation of teeth during functional magnetic resonance imaging studies. J Clin Periodontol 2010;37:863-72.

Jankovski A, Francotte F, Vaz G, Fomekong E, Duprez T, Van Boven M, Docquier MA, Hermoye L, Cosnard G, Raftopoulos C. Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging at 3-T using a dual independent operating room-magnetic resonance imaging suite: development, feasibility, safety, and preliminary experience. Neurosurgery 2008; 63:412-424.

Zhang J, Evans A, Hermoye L, Lee SK, Wakana S, Zhang W, Donohue P, Miller MI, Huang H, Wang X, van Zijl PC, Mori S. Evidence of slow maturation of the superior longitudinal fasciculus in early childhood by diffusion tensor imaging. Neuroimage 2007; 38:239-247.

Hermoye L, Saint-Martin C, Cosnard G, Lee SK, Kim J, Nassogne MC, Menten R, Clapuyt P, Donohue P, Hua K, Wakana S, Jiang H, Van Zijl PC, Mori S. Pediatric diffusion tensor imaging: normal database and observation of the white matter maturation in early childhood. Neuroimage 2006; 29:493-504.

Hermoye L, Laâmari-Azjal I, Cao Z, Annet L, Lerut J, Dawant B, Van Beers BE. Liver Segmentation in Living Liver Transplant Donors: Comparison of Semiautomatic and Manual Methods. Radiology 2005;234(1):171-178.

Hermoye L, Annet L, Lemmerling Ph, Peeters F, Jamar F, Gianello P, Van Huffel S, Van Beers BE. Calculation of the renal perfusion and glomerular filtration rate from the renal impulse response obtained with MRI. Magn Reson Med 2004;51:1017-1025.

Comprehensive list of articles via Google Scholar

Selected Communications at International Conferences

Hermoye L. Dyslexia in the Brain: Insight from AI. State Visit of Their Majesties the King and the Queen of the Belgians to Canada. Montreal 2018.

Hermoye L, Gradkowski W, Schmansky N, Kapsas G, Katsaros V, Fischl B. Neuroimaging Biomarker Software for Alzheimer’s Disease. RSNA, Chicago 2016.

Hermoye L. Neuroimaging: A Window into the Brain. State Visit of Their Majesties the King and the Queen of the Belgians to Japan. Tokyo 2016.

Hermoye L, Gradkowski W, Schmansky N, Granberg T, Katsaros V, Fischl B. Neuroimaging Biomarker Software for Multiple Sclerosis. RSNA, Chicago 2015.

Hermoye L. Advanced Imaging Techniques in Brain Tumors. State Visit of Their Majesties the King and the Queen of the Belgians to Poland. Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw 2015.

Hermoye L, Tshibanda L, Di Perri C, Katsaros V, and Laureys S. Multimodal imaging of disorders of consciousness. ECR, Vienna 2015.

Hermoye L, Tshibanda L, Gradkowski W, and Laureys S. Biomarkers for Disorders of Consciousness. 3rd Wellcome Trust Scientific Conference on Biomarkers for Brain Disorders: Challenges and Opportunities, Cambridge 2015.

Hermoye L. Neuroimaging Biomarkers in Psychiatric Disorders. 3rd Wellcome Trust Scientific Conference on Biomarkers for Brain Disorders: Challenges and Opportunities, Cambridge 2015.

Hermoye L, Gradkowski W, Katsaros V, Schmansky N, Fischl B. Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Software for Neurological Disorders. RSNA, Chicago 2014.

Hermoye L, Tshibanda L, Gradkowski W, Katsaros V, Vanhaudenhuyse A, Laureys S. Functional MRI of Patients with Disorders of Consciousness. ESNR, Frankfurt 2013.

Hermoye L, C. Saint-Martin, Mori S, Wakana S, Menten R, Lee S-K, Kim J, Clapuyt P, Cosnard G. Pediatric DTI Database for Characterization of Normal Brain Development and for Radiological Diagnosis of Anatomical Abnormalities. ISMRM, Miami 2005.

Hermoye L, Grandin CB, Lee SK, Cosnard G, Mori S. Quantitative assessment of the white matter maturation in young children. ISMRM Workshop on Methods for Quantitative Diffusion MRI of Human Brain, Lake Louise 2005.

Hermoye L, Annet L, Lemmerling P, Peeters F, Van Huffel S, Van Beers B. Measurement of renal perfusion and glomerular filtration rate with MRI and a deconvolution method. ISMRM, Toronto 2003.

Selected Media Appearances

Soft skills, les oubliées des écoles de commerce. Les Echos (France), 2022.

Coronavirus, et si nos ministres étaient des entrepreneurs ? La Libre (Belgique), 2021.

Amanda Gorman nous rappelle le pouvoir des mots. Trends-Tendances (Belgique), 2021.

Se défier de la « pensée de groupe » dans la gestion de la crise du Covid-19. L'Obs (France), 2021.

Covid-19 : donner un «coup de pouce» au vaccin. Les Echos (France), 2020.

Coronavirus : comment notre cerveau biaise notre perception de l'épidémie. RTBF (Belgium), 2020.

Ich obraz 3D aktywnosci mózgu ratuje zycie. Rzeczpospolita (Poland), 2019.

Une petite société bruxelloise aide les médecins à mieux soigner les pathologies du cerveau. RTBF (Belgium), 2019.

La start-up Imagilys scrute les neurones à la loupe. L'Echo (Belgium), 2019.

Le CEO de l'entreprise belge Imagilys invité par le MIT à changer le monde. RTBF (Belgium), 2015.

Les entrepreneurs sont-ils des fous ? Trends-Tendances (Belgium), 2015.

Leaders of Tomorrow. Trends-Tendances (Belgium), 2013.

Déchiffrer le cerveau, défi technologique. La Libre (Belgium), 2013.

Dans le cerveau de l'athlète. La Presse (Canada), 2008.

Community Involvement

2015 - Present: Judge. MIT Technology Review - Innovators Under 35 - Europe.