Tom Kimpe (°1978) holds a M.Sc. in computer science engineering and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering/medical imaging from Ghent University and an MBA from the Vlerick Management School, Belgium.

He joined Barco’s healthcare division in 2001 as R&D engineer for medical display systems and started focusing on innovation. Together with his teams he contributed to several successful Barco solutions and industry first’s such as display solutions for digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis, Nexxis digital operating room and digital pathology display solutions. Tom Kimpe started Barco’s dermatology activities (Demetra) and built out the Demetra venture from early concept to validated product, regulatory approval and commercialization.

Dr. Kimpe is inventor of several patents, and (co-)author of tens of scientific publications in the domain of medical imaging & displays, visualization, optics, image processing and artificial intelligence. He regularly is scientific reviewer, member of program committees of scientific conferences and contributes to international standardization activities.

Dr. Kimpe is currently part of Barco labs, where he is leading Barco’s innovation activities for the healthcare market. He enjoys working on the edge of technology innovation, clinical research and business innovation. His teams often work in close cooperation with (international) universities, research institutes and hospitals.