Meet our staff
We’re dedicated to ensuring functional ultrasound achieves its full potential as an imaging technology, so we’d be delighted to hear about your needs, and help you integrate functional ultrasound into your research.
Read below to find out more about us, and please get in touch if you’d like to have a chat.
Executive team
Ludovic’s background is in chemistry and pharmaceutical industry, and before 2003 he held executive R&D positions at pharmaceutical companies including Bristol-Myers Squibb, Parke-Davis and Pfizer. More recently, he ran his own healthcare company (13 employees, €3.5 million in annual sales) for 12 years, and at the same time worked for the French national health agency, as an expert on drug chemistry, manufacturing and controls (CMC).
Ludovic is a proud father of two and an avid cyclist – braving the commute by bicycle come rain or shine!
Bruno Osmanski
Ph.D.
Bruno graduated in 2010 from ESPCI Paris, and the same year obtained a Masters in fundamental acoustics. He received his Ph.D. in 2014, during which he studied ultrafast imaging for blood flow applications, including fUS imaging of the brain. Following this, he joined INSERM, where he investigated the mechanisms of neurovascular coupling using fUS, fMRI and two-photon imaging.
In his free time, Bruno cycles around Paris, and plays the trumpet and bass guitar with his band. We’ve not yet convinced him to try all three at once, although we think gaffer tape might help!
Djamel Zekri
Djamel joined us in 2023, having previously had extensive experience with medical devices for critical care environments, including within Philips Healthcare and at a start-up for automated oxygen therapy (OxyNov). Within his current role, he draws on his experience in launching technological innovations and developing sales strategies to help Iconeus reach new customers.
Djamel has a particular affinity for ‘adrenaline-pumping’ activities such as bungee jumping, canyoning and rafting. He admits that he’s had no shortage of minor injuries as a result, but that it hasn’t put him off coming back for more!
Irma arrived at Iconeus in September 2023, having previously spent over seven years in Manchester, UK, where she had received a Masters in International Business Management and gained management experience at GE Healthcare.
Outside work, Irma finds joy in drawing and in practicing yoga. She’s also a big fan of HIIT (high-intensity interval training), which she says is a great way to stay active when life is busy!
Vincent Lux
Vincent joined Iconeus in November 2025, bringing over 20 years of experience in the health and medical technology sectors, with a strong focus on regulatory compliance and quality management systems.
Before joining us, he led quality and regulatory compliance for ultrasound imaging systems at Sonoscanner, where he successfully oversaw ISO 13485 certification, the EU MDR transition, and MDSAP implementation.
Outside work, Vincent is passionate about rowing – a sport that he says demands discipline, coordination, and continuous progress. He also claims it’s the only place where moving backwards actually gets you ahead!
Commercial team
Soumee Bhattacharya
Ph.D.
Soumee has an enviable research record, with topics covered in her 11 years of studies including cognitive flexibility, learning & memory, and neuropharmacology. She joined Iconeus in 2020, and currently works with Jeremy Ferrier to forge new links with neuroscience researchers.
Outside work, Soumee helps women scientists advance their careers through the Organization for Women in Science for the Developing World. She’s also a keen dancer and singer, and enjoys experimenting in the kitchen too (we get to enjoy the results).
Haleh Soleimanzad
Ph.D.
After starting off her student career in Engineering, Haleh has steadily focused more on the biomedical side of the subject, culminating in a postdoc in ultrasound imaging under the supervision of our co-founder Mickael Tanter. This places her in an excellent position in her current role, helping fellow neuroscientists to integrate fUS technology into their research. When not busy with all that, Haleh loves travelling, with her current record being 10 countries in one year!
Jeremy Ferrier
Ph.D.
Before joining us in 2018, Jeremy’s experience covered three areas very relevant to Iconeus – neuroplasticity, pharmacology, and fUS, the latter undertaken at ESPCI Paris. So it was natural that he should join our team, where he helps our customers accelerate their research using fUS.When not in the office, Jeremy enjoys taking out-of-focus selfies, convincing his avocado plant to branch out, and debating the pros and cons of dried papaya versus chocolate chips as treats (for mice, not himself).
Hippolyte De Valmont
Hippolyte undertook his Masters degree in neuroscience from Université Paris Cité from 2020–2022, during which he spent a total of a year at the Institut de la Vision in Paris and MIT in Boston, using neuronal activity probes with fUS and fMRI. As a result he was sufficiently convinced by the potential of fUS imaging to join us!
When not working, Hippolyte tries to convince his friends and colleagues that a 12-minute power-nap is actually better than a real night’s sleep. He also enjoys sports like climbing, and says that the fear of falling keeps him awake!
Pia Pelaez
Following her degree at McGill University, where she explored the limits of working memory in rodents and analyzed electrophysiological data acquired from non-human primates, Pia carried out a Master’s degree at University College London in Clinical Neuroscience. Then, before joining us in 2023, she spent 6 months working on a virtual reality module to reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder in forensic police officers.
Pia claims that hobby #1 is sipping a coffee on a terrace like a true Parisian, but (apparently) she’s also been seen hiking, cycling and running through the mud on forest trails… we think she’s really a ‘country girl’ in disguise!
Sara Romanzi
Ph.D.
Sara carried out her Ph.D. studies in circuit neuroscience in Italy, during which she focused on astrocytes, neural activity in the hippocampus, and approaches to optical imaging. In 2023, wanting to try out some different imaging modalities, she joined Iconeus, where her role is now to convince other scientists to try fUS for a different perspective on brain imaging!
Outside work, she challenges what she claims is her natural clumsiness by hiking, climbing, and running. She is also a hungry reader and passionate about anime and manga.
Wei has a background in life sciences and material sciences, and before founding Tianyi Consulting, worked for Oxford Instruments, with positions in China, Singapore and Germany. Wei is currently working with Iconeus to boost its success in global distribution, marketing strategy and product marketing.
Marie-Laure Possovre
Ph.D.
After completing her PhD in Neuroscience, where she studied sleep disorders using EEG-EMG recordings, Marie-Laure worked with a mouse model of preterm birth to explore how neuroinflammation affects brain development. During this research, she used Iconeus One to investigate these mechanisms.
She later moved from academia into a commercial role at 3Brain, where she worked as a sales representative promoting advanced technologies used to record electrical activity in neuronal cell cultures and brain slices.
Today, Marie-Laure is excited to collaborate with us at Iconeus, helping raise awareness of our technology and supporting its development and adoption across both Switzerland and France.
Scientific advisors
Senior Scientific Advisor
