Romano Hoofman is Strategic Development Director at imec since 2016. He is responsible for the strategy, innovation and partnerships of the imec.IC-link sector and he is also General Manager of the EUROPRACTICE Service.
He started his career in industry, where he worked as a Principal Scientist at Philips Research and later on NXP Semiconductors. He covered many different R&D topics, ranging from CMOS integration, advanced packaging, thin film batteries, photovoltaics and (bio)sensors.
Romano received his PhD from the Technical University of Delft in 2000, where he investigated charge transport in semi-conducting polymers. He has authored more than 40 publications and holds more than 10 patents in various research areas.
