Strategic board
Michèle Lesieur
Former CEO of Philips Healthcare /Advisor
Anne Bagard
Grenoble Angels
Jérôme Bruezieres
BADGE
Benoît Paulmier
Monaco Molecular RocFund
Stéphane Legastelois
Angelor / 33 Californie
Our team
Matthieu Le Prado
PhD - CEOMatthieu is graduated from Grenoble-INP and HEC Challenge+ program. He has led the CEA lab where the first Helium-based sensors were used to record brain activity.
Before co-founding MAG4Health in 2021 with Etienne Labyt and Agustin Palacios-Laloy, Matthieu gained extensive experience in technological research. He worked at a prominent research center, CEA in France, where he specialized in developing high-performance magnetometers for space applications.
For ten years, Matthieu led a team of 20 people. Under his leadership, the team strategically pivoted towards a new field: MagnetoEncephaloGraphy (MEG). This shift enabled the validation of a proof of concept and laid the foundation for the creation of MAG4Health.
Matthieu is an engineer from Grenoble INP. His doctoral research focused on optically-pumped magnetometers (OPM). He has been involved in the filing of 17 patents, some of which have been implemented through MAG4Health.
Outside of work, Matthieu is an avid runner and badminton player. He also plays the acoustic guitar and enjoys meditation.
Etienne Labyt
PhD - CMO
Etienne is an expert in EEG and MEG. He has worked for more than twenty years in the field and authored various publications on these subjects.
Dr. Etienne Labyt holds a Master’s degree in cell biology and neurophysiology, as well as a Master’s degree in neuroscience. He completed his training with a university diploma in biostatistics applied to Clinical Research and epidemiology.
He earned a PhD in Neurosciences, where he focused on neurological motor disorders and epilepsy.
Etienne has published over 50 peer-reviewed articles, filed 11 patents, and co-edited a book on MEG.
In 2012, during a meeting with Matthieu Le Prado, the idea emerged to use the capabilities of Helium Optically-Pumped Magnetometers (OPM) to record the brain’s magnetic field. After receiving the European Radar Innovation Award in the “Best Early-Stage Innovation” category in 2017, Matthieu, Etienne, and Agustin decided to co-found MAG4Health in 2021.
Through various collaborations, Etienne, as Chief Medical Officer, leads the applications of MAG4Health’s OPM-MEG system in Neuroscience research and clinical use.
Agustin Palacios-Laloy
PhD - CTOAgustin is expert in quantum technologies and technology transfer. He holds a dual engineering degree from Ecole des Mines ParisTech and Politecnica de Madrid.
Agustin Palacios-Laloy holds a dual engineering degree from Ecole des Mines ParisTech and Politecnica de Madrid (2006); as well as a master in Condenser Matter Physics (ENS Paris – Paris XI, 2007).
He earned a PhD in quantum physics, specializing in superconducting circuits, under the supervision of D. Estève and P. Bertet at CEA Saclay in 2010.
Following this, he spent 3 years in Saint-Gobain group, developing energy-efficient active glazing products, gaining expertise in industrial transfer, project management and IP (over 10 patents filed).
In 2013, Agustin returned to public research, joining Matthieu Le Prado’s lab at CEA-Leti Grenoble. His work on optically-pumped magnetometers (OPMs) led to significant improvements in Helium-4 OPM performance, paving the way for their application in MEG.
Currently, as Chief Technology Officer, he leads the R&D team, drives advancements in Helium-4 OPMs, and builds a robust patent portfolio.
Helium-4 has four nucleons, and Agustin is the happy father of four daughters.
Choukri Tabi
COO - Industrial deploymentChoukri graduated in Industrial Engineering at INSA Lyon and General Management at EM Lyon. He developped extensive experience in industrial production within the pharmaceutical industry.
Emilie Viey
CBO / CCO - Innovative InstrumentationEmilie holds a PhD in Immunology and has spent over 15 years leading the development and the commercialization of innovative equipment for US and EU start-ups (EU, US and Asian markets).
Gladys Besse
Office ManagerGladys has a degree in administration and management. She is responsible for managing and organizing the day-to-day operations of the company.
Kevin Arth
PhD - Expert in Medical Devices, QMSKevin has a background in electronics engineering and neuroscience (development of several innovative medical devices). He is in charge of setting-up the QMS and, works on getting the FDA/CE certification.
Rudy Romain
PhD - Physicist, Software & Data Team LeadRudy worked during 10 years on atomic physics and laser-cooling-based quantum technologies in academic labs in France and in the UK. He is in charge of the integration and operation of our OPM-MEG system.
Gaël Vila
PhD - Data Processing Engineer Gaël holds a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering, he conducted his PhD on physiological data processing for mental state assessment. He is now involved in the processing of our OPM-MEG data for clinical applications.
Noémie Gonnier
PhD - Software engineerNoémie holds an engineering degree from CentraleSupélec and a PhD in computer science. She focuses on developing and improving the software components of our OPM-MEG system.
Adrien Petit
FGPA Engineer Adrien holds an engineering degree specializing in digital electronics and has acquired expertise over several years in the avionics and space industries, including companies like Sagem and Airbus. At MAG4Health, Adrien is dedicated to improving FPGA solutions.
Sergey Mitryukovskiy
PhD - Expert in Laser and OpticsSergey holds a PhD from Ecole Polytechnique in laser/optics and has more than 10 years of experience in fundamental science. He is in charge of the industrialisation of our sensors and the design of the mechanical parts of our OPM-MEG system.
Grace Kenderi Bulimu
Mechanical conception engineerGrace holds a master's degree in industrial engineering from Grenoble INP and has specialized in mechanical product development. Her tasks are to facilitate the design and conception of mechanical parts for our OPM-MEG system.
Aude Engelhardt
Electronics engineerAude holds a double engineering degree from Cergy-ENSEA electronics engineering school and University College of Cork. She joined MAG4Health as Electronics and Embedded Software Engineer, with the primary goal of industrializing our electronic system.
Alexandre Stathopulos
Quantum Sensor Development PhysicistAlexandre holds a bachelor degree in Electronics and Complex Systems Engineering from ENS de Rennes along with a Master's degree in Plasma and Fusion Physics from Université Paris-Saclay. He is in charge of refining the sensitivity of the quantum sensors of our OPM-MEG system.
Achraf Oufqir
Installation EngineerAchraf had a degree in Health device engineering and a professional degree in biomedical science. He has worked in different medical structures (CHR, CHP, CHU, regional health delegation). He is in charge of the installation and maintenance of our OPM-MEG system.
Nathan Muller
Installation EngineerNathan holds a master's degree in Physical Engineering for Photonics and Microelectronics from Grenoble INP - Phelma. He joined MAG4Health as an Installation Engineer to team-up with Achraf for the installation and maintenance of the OPM-MEG systems.
Mélanie Vanden-Maagdenberg
Production Methods Engineer Mélanie graduated as a biomedical and Health engineer in September 2023. She joined MAG4Health as a production methods engineer to prepare the company for the industrialization and, to facilitate the large-scale production.
Guillemette Barier
Manufacturing technicianGuillemette joined MAG4Health for manufacturing the sensors of our OPM-MEG system. She helps improving the mechanical assembly process and, coordinates the manufacturing team.
Nousradine Ghaouti
Manufacturing technicianNousradine worked during 5 years in Lynred as manufacturing technician, he is passionate about football. He joined MAG4Health as a technician for the manufacturing of our sensors.
Philippe Viola
Manufacturing technicianPhilippe worked in CEA, Thales and Araymond in the past few years, he is passionate about travels, mountain biking. He joined MAG4health as a technician for the manufacturing of our sensors.
Collaboration & Scientific board
University hospital Lyon
Olivier Bertrand
University hospital Marseille
Fabrice Bartolomeï
University hospital Amiens
Fabrice Wallois
Neurospin
Stanislas Dehaene
Nathalie Georges
ICM, Paris
Alan Wu
University of San Francisco
Franck Peacock
BCM, Houston
Romain Loursac
LOU Rugby, Lyon
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