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Meet the team

Yannick Verbelen

Co-founder

Yannick is an electrical engineer, inventor, and scientist with over 10 years of experience in electronics and circuit design. He has expertise in low power electronics and embedded systems, and invented complementary balanced energy harvesting for which he was awarded a doctoral degree with the highest honors by Brussels University in 2018.

Yannick has designed over 100 circuit boards, including mixed signal systems, power electronics, digital interfaces, and specialized sensor applications. Aside from his focus on recycling technologies, he also works on nuclear technology, robotics, advanced sensors, and high energy physics, among others.

Robin Verbruggen

Co-founder

Robin is an electrical engineer specializing in electronic circuit design and rapid prototyping. He graduated in 2018 summa cum laude with a degree in embedded electronic system design at Brussels University (VUB), Belgium.

Robin has experience working with small businesses as well as multinational engineering consortia such as Siemens, and has tackled a variety of projects for international customers. With over 5 years in the engineering consultancy sector, Robin disseminates his experience to the younger generations as lab manager and guest lecturer at the VUB. He trains students to design hardware on a professional level on a daily basis.

I love it when a plan comes together!

– John Smith

The numbers, Mason! What do they mean?

– Jason Hudson

I have not failed, but found 1000 ways to not make a light bulb.

– Thomas Edison

Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems

– Scott Adams

Strive for perfection in everything you do. Take the best that exists and make it better. When it does not exist, design it.

– Sir Henry Royce

Science can amuse and fascinate us all, but it is engineering that changes the world.

– Isaac Asimov

Meet our partners

Eddi

 Fullstack developper

Eddi is a full stack software engineer working mostly for startups. He likes open source, decentralization, privacy, distributed systems, in-house hosting of company data.
He graduated in 2018 summa cum laude? at erasmushogeschool, Belgium. Beeing linux user/admin and tinkerer, eddi started workin as full stack software engineer in his 1st year of his education and has worked as full stack engineer since then.
He also is a teacher and thaught both 1st graders the basics of programming and final years “Application Framerworks.

 Fullstack developper

ThR-design

Manufacturer of mechanical components and machines

ThR-design is a small manufacturer of mechanical components and machines. Specialized in small series and quick turnarounds. From CNC milling and turning machines to welding and 3D printing, there is always a cost-efficient solution to a problem. With extensive knowledge in machine design and manufacturing, we also offer the complete package of designing and building your ideas into prototypes and machinery.