Charlotte D'Hulst

Charlotte D'Hulst is Portfolio Manager at imec, where she shapes the strategy for technologies focused on life sciences. She is an experienced entrepreneur with a background in genetic engineering and biomedical sciences. Charlotte co-founded Yesse Technologies, a start-up focused on decoding the sense of smell, where she raised over $10M and built key partnerships, including with imec and The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. In 2021, she oversaw the company's wind-down. Charlotte holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and completed post-doctoral training in molecular biology at the City University of New York. She now leads imec’s organ-on-chip program, focusing on semiconductor-based microphysiological platforms for biomedical applications.