Team NightWatch

Jeroen van den Hout
CEO

Asmund Tielens
Founder / CTO

Mark Bloemendaal
Founder

Michiel Jansen
Product Manager

Tim Herrebrugh
Product Engineer

Danny Reiffers
Marketing Manager

Rob Maessen
Int. Sales & Marketing Manager

Birgit-Elisabeth Langen
Int. Business Development Manager

Saskia de Vrey
Sales Specialist NL

Regina Lindemann
Sales Specialist DACH

Patricia Trott
Sales Specialist DACH

Caecilia Smit
Sales Specialist FR

 

Barbara Bendra
Support Country Management

 

Martin Röder
Technical Customer Support
Technical Sales Consultant

Jolanda Oorthuizen
Quality Manager

Marieke de Gelder
Office Manager

Johannes Steensma
System Architect

Advisory board from the scientific sector and practical field

Prof. Dr. J.B.A.M. Arends
Neurologist / Clinical Neurophysiologist
Kempenhaeghe

Dr. F.S.S. Leijten
Neurologist
UMC Utrecht

Dr. R.D. Thijs
Neurologist
SEIN

Dr. R.H.C. Lazeron
Neurologist
Kempenhaeghe

J. Wijnhoud
Director
EpilepsyNL

Drs. (Francis) I.Y. Tan
Former director
Kempenhaeghe

Board of directors

Elline Vrijland-van Beest
Healthcare entrepreneur

Dick Sietses
Health Innovations partner

Rens Schoenmakers
Healthcare entrepreneur

Sterre Witteveen
Partner Holland Capital

Our story

Epilepsy affects millions of people worldwide, with many experiencing seizures that medications cannot fully control. Caregivers face immense stress and challenges in providing timely support, especially at night. Recognising this, Dutch epilepsy centers SEIN and Kempenhaeghe embarked on groundbreaking research into nocturnal epilepsy detection, evolving from motion pattern monitoring to heart rate and motion analysis.

A unique partnership

In 2011, the Tele-Epilepsie Consortium was established, uniting UMC Utrecht, Eindhoven University of Technology, SEIN, Kempenhaeghe, patient groups, and EpilepsieNL. Together, they developed an innovative system to remotely warn caregivers of clinically urgent seizures, offering a simple yet effective solution for both professional and home settings.

LivAssured and NightWatch

Building on years of collaboration, LivAssured was founded in 2013 to bring this life-changing technology to market. At its core, it is a unique algorithm that detects clinically urgent seizures by analysing heart rate and movement patterns. Since its launch in 2018, NightWatch has grown into a leading solution worldwide, with thousands of users. It is recognised as the go-to device for managing nocturnal seizures, is referenced in national and international guidelines, and is increasingly reimbursed in more countries.

Meet the LivAssured Team

Our team is led by senior managers, each with over 20 years of experience in relevant industries and a proven international track record in med-tech innovation. With a gender-balanced team of professionals from four countries, we bring diverse perspectives to our work. Many of our team members have personal connections to epilepsy, and several even rely on NightWatch themselves, reflecting our deep commitment to the mission.

Our mission

“We work to improve the lives of people and families with epilepsy worldwide and reduce SUDEP by using evidence-based innovation in high-quality products and offering supreme customer service.”