About Brainphonics
Brainphonics is a Belgian spin-off company from the University of Leuven, originating from decades of scientific research on auditory neuroscience conducted at the research group ExpORL. We are an interdisciplinary team of a.o. audiologists and engineers with the ambition to improve hearing healthcare with cutting-edge audiological innovations.
Team
Ben Somers PhD, MBA
Chief Executive Officer, Co‑founder
Tilde Van Hirtum PhD
Chief Clinical Officer, Co‑founder
Benjamin Dieudonné PhD
Chief Technical Officer, Co‑founder
Prof. Tom Francart PhD
Senior Advisor, Co‑founder
Yves Willems
QARA Manager
Wim Woittiez
Growth Manager
Advisory board
Prof. Nicolas Verhaert MD, PhD
ENT surgeon
at UZ Leuven
Prof. Jan Wouters PhD
Expert audiology and hearing technology
at KU Leuven
Ilse Vanhulle
Expert HealthTech, Venture Acceleration Manager
at imec.istart
Press & awards
(Dutch only) Brainphonics: een gehoortest zonder dat je er iets voor moet doen (Innovatiesteun Vlaams-Brabant)
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2025-05
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2024-05
(Dutch only) Nieuwe technologie meet hoe goed iemand spraak verstaat: 'Belangrijk voor de taalontwikkeling van de allerkleinsten'
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2023-11
(Dutch only) Nieuwe software meet hoe goed iemand spraak verstaat
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2023-11
Finalist of Stage Two, the largest pan-European university startup competition
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2023-10
Finalist of The Annual BCI Award For the world’s most innovative Brain-Computer Interface Project
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2023-10
