Meet the founders

Sebastiaan Theuns and Prof. Hans Nauwynck are the visionary founders behind PathoSense. Dr. Sebastiaan Theuns, with a background in veterinary medicine and a PhD in virology, brings a strong entrepreneurial drive and deep understanding of animal health challenges to the company's leadership. Prof. Hans Nauwynck, a highly respected expert in veterinary infectious diseases and virology from Ghent University, boasts an extensive publication record and a wealth of experience in pathogen diagnostics and research. Their combined expertise in veterinary science, virology, and innovative diagnostic development forms the bedrock of PathoSense's mission to revolutionize disease detection. Together, they leverage their diverse yet complementary skill sets to drive the company's cutting-edge research and development efforts, aiming to improve animal health globally.


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PathoSense founders Sebastiaan Theuns and Hans Nauwynck showing the PathoSense platform
Sebastiaan Theuns & Hans Nauwynck with the PathoSense Diagnostic cloud platform

Did you know? PathoSense is a Ghent University spin-off company!

PathoSense originated from the Laboratory of Virology of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The spin-off company was launched in October 2020. Did you know that the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was voted the best in the world for veterinary research for many years in a row? You will agree that we have strong roots!

Ghent University

A growing team

PathoSense is growing and so is its team! Our team consists of experts in infectious diseases and microbiome research, and we treat your samples and projects with the highest care. We are committed to delivering high-quality results with a strong scientific basis.

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Not always working, sometimes also making fun ;-)
PathoSense laboratory and offices

In the heart of Europe's Tech Capital: Ghent

PathoSense BV

Poortakkerstraat 41A

9051 Sint-Denijs-Westrem (Ghent)

Phone: +32 9 282 39 10

Email: info@pathosense.com

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