About us

Our Team

Executive Team

Charlie Bell, Chief Financial Officer @Nicolab

Charlie Bell

Chief Executive Officer

Charlie is an Australian accountant specialising in financial reporting, governance, and stakeholder relations and management, with over ten years of experience in professional services working with pre-IPO, ASX-listed, and large private companies across multiple statutory jurisdictions.

Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Charlie holds a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accountancy and Business Law.

Michael Macilquham

Chief Commercial Officer

Michael is an accomplished business leader with a strong background in sales, marketing, and operations. As the CEO of Nicolab, he has been instrumental in shaping the company’s growth and strategic direction. Michael has also brought a disciplined approach to aligning Nicolab’s commercial strategy with its overall business direction and processes, ensuring a cohesive and focused path to success.
Prior to joining Nicolab, Michael held various leadership roles at Siemens Healthineers, where he played a key role in driving revenue growth, developing strategic partnerships, and launching innovative healthcare solutions. His extensive industry experience has enabled him to build successful teams and execute impactful initiatives.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Diagnostic Radiography and a Master of Health Science, majoring in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, from the University of Sydney.

Charlie Bell, Chief Financial Officer @Nicolab

Charlie Bell

Chief Executive Officer

Charlie is an Australian accountant specialising in financial reporting, governance, and stakeholder relations and management, with over ten years of experience in professional services working with pre-IPO, ASX-listed, and large private companies across multiple statutory jurisdictions.

Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Charlie holds a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Accountancy and Business Law.

Michael Macilquham

Chief Commercial Officer

Michael is an accomplished business leader with a strong background in sales, marketing, and operations. As the CEO of Nicolab, he has been instrumental in shaping the company’s growth and strategic direction. Michael has also brought a disciplined approach to aligning Nicolab’s commercial strategy with its overall business direction and processes, ensuring a cohesive and focused path to success.
Prior to joining Nicolab, Michael held various leadership roles at Siemens Healthineers, where he played a key role in driving revenue growth, developing strategic partnerships, and launching innovative healthcare solutions. His extensive industry experience has enabled him to build successful teams and execute impactful initiatives.
Michael holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Diagnostic Radiography and a Master of Health Science, majoring in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, from the University of Sydney.

Merel Boers, Founder and Director @Nicolab

Merel Boers, PhD

Co-founder

Merel is a Dutch health tech entrepreneur with a medical technology background and a PhD in image analysis in stroke.
One out of nine women ever to obtain the highest honors for her PhD research at the Technical University of Twente, Merel was awarded the Prof Vooijs award for the most clinically relevant research.

Focused on creating value and making a difference, Merel has a clear vision for the company and the role of AI in the emergency workflow.

A regular speaker at events hosted by Google, HPE and universities, in 2021 Merel has been awarded the EU Prize for Women Innovators in that year.

Razmara Nizak, Chief Technology Officer @Nicolab

Razmara Nizak

Chief Technology Officer

Razmara is a technical physician with over ten years of experience in the medical health tech sector, specializing in leveraging technology to enhance healthcare. With a strong background in medical engineering, he has a proven ability to translate innovation and R&D into practical solutions that improve patient care and operational efficiency.

Razmara’s expertise includes developing and implementing scalable healthcare technologies, leading cross-functional teams, and navigating the complexities of healthcare IT systems with the goal to drive impactful innovations that address industry challenges

Merel Boers, Founder and Director @Nicolab

Merel Boers, PhD

Co-founder

Merel is a Dutch health tech entrepreneur with a medical technology background and a PhD in image analysis in stroke.
One out of nine women ever to obtain the highest honors for her PhD research at the Technical University of Twente, Merel was awarded the Prof Vooijs award for the most clinically relevant research.

Focused on creating value and making a difference, Merel has a clear vision for the company and the role of AI in the emergency workflow.

A regular speaker at events hosted by Google, HPE and universities, in 2021 Merel has been awarded the EU Prize for Women Innovators in that year.

Razmara Nizak, Chief Technology Officer @Nicolab

Razmara Nizak

Chief Technology Officer

Razmara is a technical physician with over ten years of experience in the medical health tech sector, specializing in leveraging technology to enhance healthcare. With a strong background in medical engineering, he has a proven ability to translate innovation and R&D into practical solutions that improve patient care and operational efficiency.

Razmara’s expertise includes developing and implementing scalable healthcare technologies, leading cross-functional teams, and navigating the complexities of healthcare IT systems with the goal to drive impactful innovations that address industry challenges

Board of directors

Nicolab has an internationally experienced board that has held a large number of senior positions at both listed and unlisted companies.

Paul J. Lappin

Non‑executive Chairman

Paul Lappin is an experienced company director and chairman, leading companies across a diverse range of sectors including tourism, events and hospitality, bio-technology and commercial sectors. Paul is a Director of Australian Grand Prix Corporation and the PGA Australia (Professional Golfers Association). He previously served as Chairman of ASX listed Polynovo Ltd (PNV) (formerly Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd), and the privately held UCI Pty Ltd, and was a director of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

As an experienced chartered accountant, Paul ran a boutique advisory company, providing advice to a range of large businesses, state governments and national research organisations following a number of years working for PriceWaterhouse Coopers in Australia and North America.

Nico Klay, MD, MBA

Non-executive Director

The first six years of his career he worked for Sandoz, a multinational pharmaceutical company. Upon leaving Sandoz, Nico began his entrepreneurial career by becoming one of the founding partners of Plexus Medical Group (largest healthcare consulting company in the Netherlands) and founder, board member and shareholder of Zorgdomein BV, Performation BV and Plexus Interim BV, respectively. In the last five years, Nico has successfully capitalized on his endeavors and reinvested in multiple healthcare startups. In 2012, he joined the board of Bergman Clinics as COO, later as CMO and finally as CFO. In 2016 till 2018 Nico worked as CEO at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital.
In 2018, Nico joined forces with Herb Ulmer and Hugo Noordhoek Hegt to start their new company X-Infex B.V.

Paul J. Lappin

Non‑executive Chairman

Paul Lappin is an experienced company director and chairman, leading companies across a diverse range of sectors including tourism, events and hospitality, bio-technology and commercial sectors. Paul is a Director of Australian Grand Prix Corporation and the PGA Australia (Professional Golfers Association). He previously served as Chairman of ASX listed Polynovo Ltd (PNV) (formerly Metabolic Pharmaceuticals Ltd), and the privately held UCI Pty Ltd, and was a director of the Melbourne Fashion Festival.

As an experienced chartered accountant, Paul ran a boutique advisory company, providing advice to a range of large businesses, state governments and national research organisations following a number of years working for PriceWaterhouse Coopers in Australia and North America.

Nico Klay, MD, MBA

Non-executive Director

The first six years of his career he worked for Sandoz, a multinational pharmaceutical company. Upon leaving Sandoz, Nico began his entrepreneurial career by becoming one of the founding partners of Plexus Medical Group (largest healthcare consulting company in the Netherlands) and founder, board member and shareholder of Zorgdomein BV, Performation BV and Plexus Interim BV, respectively. In the last five years, Nico has successfully capitalized on his endeavors and reinvested in multiple healthcare startups. In 2012, he joined the board of Bergman Clinics as COO, later as CMO and finally as CFO. In 2016 till 2018 Nico worked as CEO at the Rotterdam Eye Hospital.
In 2018, Nico joined forces with Herb Ulmer and Hugo Noordhoek Hegt to start their new company X-Infex B.V.

Bronwyn King AO, MD

Non-executive Director

Prof Bronwyn King AO is a radiation oncologist by background, and worked in public health since 2010, first in tobacco control and more recently in air quality, with the Burnet Institute. She is founder and CEO of global NGO Tobacco Free Portfolios.

Bronwyn’s TEDx Sydney talk has been viewed over 3 million times. Bronwyn is a former elite swimmer who represented Australia and for ten years worked as Team Doctor for the Australian Swimming Team. She has served on a number of boards as a non-executive director and is currently Chair of Medical Indemnity Protection Society. In 2019 Bronwyn was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia and named by the City of Melbourne as ‘Melburnian of the Year’.

Bronwyn King AO, MD

Non-executive Director

Prof Bronwyn King AO is a radiation oncologist by background, and worked in public health since 2010, first in tobacco control and more recently in air quality, with the Burnet Institute. She is founder and CEO of global NGO Tobacco Free Portfolios.

Bronwyn’s TEDx Sydney talk has been viewed over 3 million times. Bronwyn is a former elite swimmer who represented Australia and for ten years worked as Team Doctor for the Australian Swimming Team. She has served on a number of boards as a non-executive director and is currently Chair of Medical Indemnity Protection Society. In 2019 Bronwyn was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia and named by the City of Melbourne as ‘Melburnian of the Year’.

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Our Team

Aashish Venkatesh, AI Team Lead @Nicolab

Aashish Venkatesh

AI Team Lead

Bernando Henz, Machine Learning Engineer @Nicolab

Bernado Henz

Machine Learning Engineer

Brenda Dubois, Marketing Manager @Nicolab

Brenda Dubois

Marketing Manager

Christelle Silva, People and Culture @Nicolab

Christelle Silva

People & Culture Officer

Dilshan Wijesooriya, Senior DevOps Engineer @Nicolab

Dilshan Wijesooriya

Senior DevOps Engineer

Dirk de Boer, Fullstack Mobile Engineer @Nicolab

Dirk de Boer

Fullstack Mobile Engineer

Elena Peseti, Clinical Data Collection Assistant@Nicolab

Elena Pesenti

Clinical Data Collection Assistant

Emma Borggreven, AI Trainee @Nicolab

Emma Borggreven

AI Trainee

Eniola Waide, Business Operations Manager @Nicolab

Eniola Waide

Business Operations Manager

Aashish Venkatesh, AI Team Lead @Nicolab

Aashish Venkatesh

AI Team Lead

Bernando Henz, Machine Learning Engineer @Nicolab

Bernado Henz

Machine Learning Engineer

Brenda Dubois, Marketing Manager @Nicolab

Brenda Dubois

Marketing Manager

Christelle Silva, People and Culture @Nicolab

Christelle Silva

People & Culture Officer

Dilshan Wijesooriya, Senior DevOps Engineer @Nicolab

Dilshan Wijesooriya

Senior DevOps Engineer

Dirk de Boer, Fullstack Mobile Engineer @Nicolab

Dirk de Boer

Fullstack Mobile Engineer

Elena Peseti, Clinical Data Collection Assistant@Nicolab

Elena Pesenti

Clinical Data Collection Assistant

Emma Borggreven, AI Trainee @Nicolab

Emma Borggreven

AI Trainee

Eniola Waide, Business Operations Manager @Nicolab

Eniola Waide

Business Operations Manager

Fenne Doekes, Business Operations Analyst - Intern @Nicolab

Fenne Doekes

Business Operations Analyst – Intern

Gaia Cardinali, Dedicated customer support @Nicolab

Gaia Cardinali

Implementation Engineer

Gerardo Fortino, Information Securiy Officer @ Nicolab

Gerardo Fortino

Information Security Officer

Henry Ugochukwu Nnakaenyi Nwaokolobia, DevOps Engineer II @Nicolab

Henry Nnakaenyi

DevOps Engineer

Dr. Honey Singh, Country Manager - India @Nicolab

Dr. Honey Singh

Country Manager – India

Isabell Bones, Solution and Service Lead - EMEA @Nicolab

Isabell Bones, PhD

Solution and Service Lead – EMEA

Kylie Turner, Sales Manager APAC @Nicolab

Kylie Turner

Sales Manager ‑ APAC

Lilla Fischerne, Quality Engineer @Nicolab

Lilla Fischerné Kaposvári

Quality Engineer

Lucas de Vries, Clinical Scientist @Nicolab

Lucas De Vries

Clinical Scientist

Fenne Doekes, Business Operations Analyst - Intern @Nicolab

Fenne Doekes

Business Operations Analyst – Intern

Gaia Cardinali, Dedicated customer support @Nicolab

Gaia Cardinali

Implementation Engineer

Gerardo Fortino, Information Securiy Officer @ Nicolab

Gerardo Fortino

Information Security Officer

Henry Ugochukwu Nnakaenyi Nwaokolobia, DevOps Engineer II @Nicolab

Henry Nnakaenyi

DevOps Engineer

Dr. Honey Singh, Country Manager - India @Nicolab

Dr. Honey Singh

Country Manager – India

Isabell Bones, Solution and Service Lead - EMEA @Nicolab

Isabell Bones, PhD

Solution and Service Lead – EMEA

Kylie Turner, Sales Manager APAC @Nicolab

Kylie Turner

Sales Manager ‑ APAC

Lilla Fischerne, Quality Engineer @Nicolab

Lilla Fischerné Kaposvári

Quality Engineer

Lucas de Vries, Clinical Scientist @Nicolab

Lucas De Vries

Clinical Scientist

Lara Smits, Marketing Coordinator @Nicolab

Lara Smits

Associate Marketing Specialist

Mart van Blokland, Software Architect @Nicolab

Mart van Blokland

Software Architect

Mayank Gajpal, Software Engineer @Nicolab

Mayank Gajpal

Software Engineer

Mykhailo Bohdan, Software Engineer @Nicolab

Mykhailo Bohdan

Software Engineer

Nicole Dyball, Head of Customer Success ‑ APAC @Nicolab

Nicole Dyball

Head of Customer Success ‑ APAC

Ralf Peter Herber, PhD, Head of Compliance @Nicolab

Ralf-Peter Herber, PhD

Head of Compliance

Ribale Chebib, Head of Business Development EMEA @Nicolab

Ribale Chebib

Head of Business Development – EMEA

Sten Raadschelders, Software Engineer @Nicolab

Sten Raadschelders

Software Engineer

Susan Digiamo, Sales - USA @Nicolab

Susan DiGiaimo

Sales – USA

Lara Smits, Marketing Coordinator @Nicolab

Lara Smits

Associate Marketing Specialist

Mart van Blokland, Software Architect @Nicolab

Mart van Blokland

Software Architect

Mayank Gajpal, Software Engineer @Nicolab

Mayank Gajpal

Software Engineer

Mykhailo Bohdan, Software Engineer @Nicolab

Mykhailo Bohdan

Software Engineer

Nicole Dyball, Head of Customer Success ‑ APAC @Nicolab

Nicole Dyball

Head of Customer Success ‑ APAC

Ralf Peter Herber, PhD, Head of Compliance @Nicolab

Ralf-Peter Herber, PhD

Head of Compliance

Ribale Chebib, Head of Business Development EMEA @Nicolab

Ribale Chebib

Head of Business Development – EMEA

Sten Raadschelders, Software Engineer @Nicolab

Sten Raadschelders

Software Engineer

Susan Digiamo, Sales - USA @Nicolab

Susan DiGiaimo

Sales – USA

Tirth Dharmdas, Senior Accountant @Nicolab

Tirth Dharmdas

Senior Accountant

Wilson Chan, Sales Consultant - USA @Nicolab

Wilson Chan

Sales Consultant – USA

Tirth Dharmdas, Senior Accountant @Nicolab

Tirth Dharmdas

Senior Accountant

Wilson Chan, Sales Consultant - USA @Nicolab

Wilson Chan

Sales Consultant – USA