Erik Rutten

Founder and Executive Director at Mevaldi B.V.

Maasbracht, Limburg, Netherlands

About

Experienced Executive Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the medical device industry. Skilled in Venture Capital, Innovation Management, International Business, Bio-based chemicals, Biotechnology, nano-materials, and Mergers & Acquisitions. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a MSc focused in Chemistry from Twente University.

Experience

  • Founder and Executive Director at Mevaldi B.V.
    Nov 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Manufacturing and commercialization of Bio-Based chemicals to be used as building blocks in polymers.

  • Co-Founder at Revividal B.V.
    Mar 2023 - Jan 2025 · 1 yr 11 mos

    Revividal develops a medical device to help patients in their fight against overweight and obesity.

  • Member Of The Supervisory Board at Stichting Smart Biomaterials Consortium (SBMC)
    Oct 2021 - Jan 2025 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    Creation of a high performance infrastructure as base for a development and manufacturing eco-system for bio- and biocompatible materials to be used in biomedical and life science applications. Especially the use in Regenerative Medicine.

  • Sr Business Development Manager Biomedical Polymers at Dutch Polymer Institute
    Feb 2021 - Dec 2021 · 11 mos

    Evaluate feasibility to set up DPI Biomedical Polymers as a unique global R&D platform where leading companies in the Biomedical Industry can collaborate with best-in-class medical and academic institutions.

  • Executive Vice President Business Development at PlenSat, Inc.
    Jun 2015 - Dec 2020 · 5 yrs 7 mos

    PlenSat is a medical device Company developing Digestible Balloons for the effective, affordable and safe treatment of Human Obesity, without the major drawbacks of current bariatric therapies and without the use of drugs or invasive surgical techniques.