Micronit founder Van ’t Oever steps down as CEO

Micronit founder and CEO Ronny van ’t Oever is passing his leadership role on to Paul Schipper, who was previously employed at construction company H+H. “I’m pleased with Paul behind the wheel as our new CEO. I have full confidence that he’ll continue to drive Micronit forward,” says Van ’t Oever. He’ll remain involved with the company as chief strategy officer and major shareholder.

A spinoff from the University of Twente, Micronit specializes in the design and manufacturing of microfluidics and labs-on-a-chip, which are used to miniaturize, digitalize and automate (bio)analyses in labs and points-of-care. Founded 25 years ago as a two-man outfit, the company now employs over a hundred people and has a worldwide customer base.