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Our team
Meet our team
Proxcys Downstream Biosystems is headquartered in Emmen (Netherlands). Our mission is to be a reliable partner, manufacturer, supplier and support organisation.
At this moment the Proxcys team consists of 30 employees.

Founder
Marcel Raedts (MSc-BSc) - C.E.O. & President
Founder of Proxcys Downstream Biosystems B.V. in 2003. Primary focus on manufacturing and support of Innovative High Performance Radial Column Technology, Quality DSP solutions and high throughput separation.
marcel.raedts@proxcys.comFinance / HR
Els Franssen (BSc) - Chief Financial Officer
Els is responsible for finance and is your main contact for queries about accounting related matters. She is also responsible for all things worker-related.
els.franssen@proxcys.comOperations Purchasing
Rob Mulder - Chief Operating Officer
Rob runs the company on a day-to-day basis, will interact with suppliers and will overview planning and execution of manufacturing
rob.mulder@proxcys.comManagement Assistant
Joke Hindriks- Management Assistant
Joke will most likely be your first contact at Proxcys, she will guide you to the right person or department
joke.hindriks@proxcys.comSales
Anita Oosterveld-Janssen - Technical Sales Engineer
Anita is sharing responsibility with Thijs for all sales, they will try to answer your questions immediately or will find the answer within the team.
anita.oosterveld@proxcys.comSales
Thijs Groenewegen - Technical Sales Engineer
Thijs is sharing responsibility with Anita for all sales, they will try to answer your questions immediately or will find the answer within the team.
thijs.groenewegen@proxcys.comMarketing & Design
Vera Oosterhof - Multimedia Designer
Vera is responsible for the marketing, communication and the design of promotional materials. She will also support the Sales-team.
vera.oosterhof@proxcys.comApplication Support
Bas Stevens - Application Support Engineer
Bas will provide support during trainings and is working behind the scenes to get columns packed the right way or to get the application figured out.
bas.stevens@proxcys.comSoftware Design
Alan Luth - Software Designer
Alan is the brains behind our unique Companion(TM) software and Alan is your prime contact for reporting queries, bug fixes and new applications.
alan.luth@proxcys.comHardware Design
Erik Schrotenboer - Senior Equipment 3D Designer
Erik is leading the SolidWorks 3D design team, generating the standard or custom designs drawings for manufacturing.
erik.schrotenboer@proxcys.comQA
Michel Koch - Quality Assurance Engineer
Michel will be the first point of contact related to the QA and service related queries and Michel will pair-up with Marco.
michel.koch@proxcys.comTechnical Support
Marco Venema- Technical Support Engineer (Mech)
Marco's main passion is getting the equipment ready flawless, shiny and will provide support when technical issues are to be solved
marco.venema@proxcys.comLogistics
Gerard Meijer - Planning Manager
Gerard will be your contact for the purchasing, with a direct link into the Proxcys ERP system.
gerard.meijer@proxcys.com