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About Us
We are a vibrant, international company aligned with our customer needs
AR Pioneers
Augmented Anatomy is a Belgian start-up company and among the first to implement the use of augmented reality (AR) in the medical world.
Born from the field
Its Founder and CEO, Prof. Dr. Benoit Hendrickx, turned a dream of seeing through someone’s skin into a reality, creating mARking 3D.
Multidisciplinary team
Together with a team of doctors, engineers, and IT-experts, we developed the first AR app that enables you to visualize injection points.
Operational TEAM
Jörgen Schaffers
Jörgen has 35 years experience in 2 major pharmaceutical companies: GSK and Pfizer. He has a broad commercial experience both local and global. He has profound P&L and general management capabilities. He launched multiple assets and has an entrepreneurial spirit to start up new businesses. Jörgen has inspired and engaged many teams from small to big in a multi-cultural/international environment within a global network. In 2022, he joined Augmented Anatomy as CEO with a passionate ambition to expand globally.
Thomas Vanden Wyngaerdt
Thomas was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in December 2021 and is responsible to oversee marketing and public relations activities alongside a strong focus on expanding the direct sales into new territories. Thomas has a BA in Business Studies from the University College Ghent. He has extensive knowledge and proven success in people and business transformation as well as setting up new divisions internationally.
Jonas Gomez
Passionate about Marketing in tecnological environments, developing brand strategies and M&A processes for international companies. Jonas has a degree in Marketing and Market Research, and he’s an MBA teacher at Central University of Catalonia (UVic) . He has experience in Marketing straegy, marketing execution. CRM, web design, and technological platforms.
Stephan Hahn
Stephan holds a master’s degree in biomedical engineering, with a specialization in computer vision applied to medical data. He started his career in 2014 as a researcher at ULB, working on machine learning, and image analysis. He joined Augmented Anatomy in 2021, where he brings his experience and knowledge in medical data processing.
Ben Willemart
Ben has extensive commercial and managerial experience. For 27 years, he was at the head of the company he created in the printing and marketing sector. Passionate about new technologies, he joined the Augmented Anatomy team in 2020 for a new challenge. Thanks to his customer experience and determination, he successfully organised Augmented Anatomy’s presence at various aesthetic medicine conferences in Belgium and France. In 2023, in addition to his duties in Belgium, he became Sales Director France.
Hilde Sobry
In addition to her studies in office management and communication, Hilde has over 20 years’ experience in office administration, sales assistance, and customer service. Along with supporting the team, she assists with administrative and operational duties when necessary.
Aubert Bourguigno
Aubert has been working in the field of augmented reality and virtual reality for 4 years in several companies. During his early career, he has been working with Surgeons and Doctors in some medical applications development.
Join us
We are always on the lookout for the best talent in various fields. Send us your cv and cover letter, our HR department will get in touch with you if there is a vacancy that matches your profile. Use our > Join Us contact form.
Expert TEAM
Prof. Dr. Benoit Hendrickx
Prof. Dr. Benoit Hendrickx is associate professor in plastic surgery at the Leuven University, and has private practices in Knokke and in Wemmel. He is founder of Augmented Anatomy and member of numerous international societies: RBSPS, ISAPS, EURAP and AAPS. He is author of many scientific publications about facial anatomy and a demanded speaker on International conferences about facial aesthetics.
Thierry Hazevoets
Thierry started his career in Finance (Investment Banking and Equity Research with BNP Paribas Fortis and ING Barings). In 2000, he moved to the MedTech industry, joining IBA (www.iba-worldwide.com), world leader in proton therapy, as VP Business Development and member of their Management Team in Belgium and in San Francisco, CA. Later, he founded Merodis, a leading M&A boutique specialized in IT and Healthcare based in Brussels, Belgium. In 2018, he co-founded Augmented Anatomy and became our Chief of Staff and CFO.
Dr. Karl Waked
Dr. Karl Waked is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon and co-founded Augmented Anatomy in 2018. Being familiar with both the medical and technical aspects of the company, he delivers input in both product and business development. As CSO, he is involved in MRI optimization, image processing and validation, leading scientific studies and co-organizing the sales funnel.
Prof. Dr. Marc Mespreuve
Prof. Dr. Marc Mespreuve is professor in Medical Imaging at the University Hospital of Ghent (UZ Gent) and has a practice at the St.-Maarten Hospital in Mechelen. He co-founded Augmented Anatomy in 2018.. As member of numerous international societies (ESR, RSNA, ESSR, BSR,…) and author of many scientific publications – including facial vascular imaging – he is also the designer of the IR-MRI sequences.
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What our employees say about our company
“Technology and creativity have always attracted me, especially when applied to the medical field. After years of research in the field of medical image analysis, starting Augmented Anatomy was an opportunity to sharpen my skills in a young and innovative company.”
Stephan Hahn
IT Department
“When I found out some more information about AA before applying for the job, I was impressed by the innovative nature of Marking3D and immediately believed in its success. As the atmosphere among the colleagues was great from the very beginning, it is a real pleasure working with them. I am sincerely proud being a part of this fantastic team of very competent people!”
Hilde Sobry
Executive Assistant
“I have a passion for working with Augmented Anatomy because of its novel unique technology, which will revolutionise the future of aesthetic procedures with better patient and safety outcomes. Augmented Anatomy is the only way forward!”
Ben Willemart
Account Executive
TESTIMONIALS
Trusted by clients worldwide
Many cosmetic experts are now completely convinced of the value proposition of MArking 3D and all the benefits our product has to offer.
Dr. LIESBETH LAUREYN
I of course always treat my patients by my absolute besets knowledge to create maximum safety while aiming for optimal results. It is very evident that every precise visualization of individual anatomy, gives me an amazing advantage while treating.
JOKE ROBIJNS
MArking 3D is een hedendaagse techniek die de veiligheid van injectables kan verhogen.
Een toptechniek die thuishoort in een moderne esthetische praktijk.
Prof. Dr. RANDY DE BAERDEMAEKER
Om het hoogste niveau van patiëntveiligheid te garanderen en de meest optimale resultaten te bereiken is met MArking 3D de nieuwste technologie beschikbaar in onze praktijk.
Dr. JAN VERMEYLEN
MArking 3D satisfied all my expectations, I would recommend it without any doubt.
Dr. BRUNO LANTSOGHT
MArking 3D is very user-friendly. I don’t lose time using the application and my patients love to see their 3D image before and after the treatment. As it’s web- based I don’t need extra device”s, which is just amazing.
Dr. CHRIS CAMBRÉ
For patients who are really afraid of complications during the injection of a filler, MArking 3D allows the patient to go into the treatment with less fear. If the 3D glasses are added, this will become the standard for injectables.
Dr. de GOURSAC
To optimise the safety of injectable aesthetic procedures, I recommend having a personalised map of the patient's vascular system.
Prof. JEAN-PAUL MENINGAUD- MD,PHD
Excellent device to secure your filler procedures.
Dr. PHILIPPE KESTEMONT
The better I know the anatomy, the better I know I can never be sure about the anatomy. MArking 3D is the only technology that provides a practical and workable solution to us.
Prof. Dr. Benoit Hendrickx
"With mARking 3D, we’ve created a practical app for the aesthetics field that allows users to visualize injection points using Augmented Reality.”