About us

OctoVascular is led by a seasoned executive and non-executive team with over 50 years of combined experience in the cardiovascular device industry. Our team includes MedTech entrepreneurs and industry veterans dedicated to our mission of transforming cardiac surgery by eliminating the need for invasive open surgical techniques.
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Connecting the dots

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Cutting edge

Recognizing the persistence of an unmet medical need, and given our experience, knowledge, and skills at hand we feel a strong responsibility to advance the field of heart surgery by providing surgeons with reliable, minimally invasive procedures.

We are committed

We are committed to provide heart surgeons with an alternative, reliable, and better solution for bypass graft connections: SMART yet SIMPLE.

50+ years of MedTech mastery
all in one team!

Executive team
Supervisory board
Medical advisory board
Scientific advisory board
All team members
Paul Suyker
MSc, MBA
CTO
Willem Suyker
MD, PhD
CMO
Mark Vrancken Peeters
MD, PhD, MBI
CEO
Arie-Pieter Kappetein
MD, PhD
Supervisory Board Member
Sjaak Deckers
MSc, PhD
Chair Supervisory Board
Prof. Bob Kiaii
Cardiothoracic surgeon
MD
Prof. Husam Balkhy
MD
Cardiothoracic surgeon
Dr. Monica Gianoli
MD
Cardiothoracic surgeon
Prof. Paul Grundeman
MD, PhD
Scientific Advisor
Prof. Bob Kiaii
Cardiothoracic surgeon
MD
Dr. Monica Gianoli
MD
Cardiothoracic surgeon
Prof. Husam Balkhy
MD
Cardiothoracic surgeon
Mark Vrancken Peeters
MD, PhD, MBI
CEO
Willem Suyker
MD, PhD
CMO
Sjaak Deckers
MSc, PhD
Chair Supervisory Board
Paul Suyker
MSc, MBA
CTO
Arie-Pieter Kappetein
MD, PhD
Supervisory Board Member
Prof. Paul Grundeman
MD, PhD
Scientific Advisor

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