Herbert Torfs, Ph.D., EMBA

Dr. Torfs serves as a Senior Advisor at Outcome Capital’s diagnostic and medical device practices. He brings signifiant expertise and track record in marketing and business development with over 20 years experience. Dr. Torfs is passionate about propelling innovative products and technologies to drive change through increased access, quality of care and accurate diagnostics where and when it matters most.

Dr. Torfs operational experience spans from early-stage innovative companies to large multi-national strategic players where he launched multiple products in the EMEA region and worldwide. Many of those products resulted in a paradigm shift in diagnostic practices, based on health economic evidence and improved diagnostics for better patient outcomes.

Dr. Torfs is also the Founder and President of DIATOR BVBA, a consulting firm supporting early stage marketing during product development, guiding early market access and devising Go-To-Market strategies. DIATOR also provides interim management and strategic consulting services to early-stage biotech and diagnostic companies.

Herbert holds an MSc in Biology and Ph.D. in Physiology and Molecular Biology, both from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium, and an EMBA from Hult-Ashridge Business school London Campus.