Complementary, synergistic multi-country setup
Dr. Agathi (Angie) Fasoula - Greece
MIMA Co-Founder, Chief Science and Technology Officer
Holds an Electrical and Computer Engineering Degree from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece (2005) and a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from TUDelft, The Netherlands (2011). In 2006, she was awarded a 3-year Marie Curie fellowship for early-stage research, hosted in Thales Nederland BV, Delft, The Netherlands, where she partially carried-out her PhD research. Her doctoral thesis was focused on radar signal processing and imaging algorithm development for radar target classification.
After the end of her Marie-Curie ESR fellowship, in 2009, she was employed by Thales Group, Limours, France as a Radar Systems Engineer, where she gained a 2-year industrial experience specializing on the Data Extraction Block of Long-Range Ground Surveillance Radars.
Between 2011 and 2013, she performed post-doctoral research in brain network connectivity analysis, using MagnetoEncephaloGraphic (MEG) data, in the Brain and Spine Institute (ICM), Paris, France.
Since late 2013, she specialized in Microwave Breast Imaging (MWBI) R&D, within Microwave Vision Group (MVG), Villejust, France. She led the Wavelia MWBI development, as Head of the Signal Processing and Imaging activities, since initial system conception and all along its 2-cycles of prototyping, clinical testing and evaluation at Galway University Hospital, Ireland (2018-2024). Her state-of-the-art MWBI research work was presented in various conferences and led to a series of peer-reviewed journal articles, a book chapter and the filing of 3 patents.
Prof. Michael Kerin - Ireland
MIMA Co-Founder, Clinical Strategy - Medical Lead
Chair of Surgery at the University of Galway, Clinical Director of the Saolta Cancer Academic Network, and Vice-President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. As Consultant Surgeon he has a special interest in breast and endocrine cancer. In 2024, he was conferred with the Doctor of Science (DSc) degree by the National University of Ireland for his published research in breast cancer.
As Research Director of the National Breast Cancer Research Institute and a leader at the Lambe Institute for Translational Science, Professor Kerin has contributed to over 450 peer-reviewed papers, mentored more than 50 MD and PhD students, and helped shape cancer care policy nationally and internationally. In 2025, he was inducted into the Clare Association Dublin Hall of Fame in recognition of his extraordinary career in cancer surgery, research, and education.
Professor Michael Kerin is an internationally recognized expert in breast cancer management and has served as an external assessor to the UK breast screening programme for several years. His work has advanced surgical practices in breast cancer, melanoma, and minimally invasive surgery.
Since 2018, Prof. Kerin has been actively involved in research for the early-phase clinical evaluation of the Microwave Breast Imaging (MWBI) modality. He was the Principal Investigator of the two clinical trials of the Wavelia MWBI system at Galway University Hospital and clinical lead of the Wavelia Scientific Advisor Board until 2024.
Luc Duchesne, Msc - France
MIMA Co-Founder, Chief Operations Officer
Leading innovator in radiofrequency engineering, microwave system design, dimensioning and integration. Holder of a Master’s Degree in Electrical and Electronic engineering from the Ecole Supérieure d'Electronique de l'Ouest (ESEO), Angers, France (1992) and a Specialized Master’s in Aerospace Electronics from the Ecole Nationale de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), Toulouse, France (1994). He began his career the same year at Deutsche Aerospace (now Airbus Defence and Space) in Munich, Germany, as a radiofrequency and antenna R&D engineer. From 1994 to 2000, he contributed to the development of antenna payloads and RF front ends for satellite applications, while participating in several research and development projects of the German (DLR) and European Space Agency (ESA).
In 2000, he joined SATIMO (now Microwave Vision Group - MVG) near Paris, France, as R&D Director. From 2000 to 2018, he played a key role in the development of innovative products focused on ultra-fast antenna measurement systems, the company's core business. He led numerous antenna projects for the French National Center for Space Studies (CNES), as well as national and European collaborative projects.
Since 2013, he became increasingly involved in the development of the Wavelia Microwave Breast Imaging scanner, heading MVG’s Medical Imaging Department from 2018 to 2024. He is the inventor of numerous patents in the fields of antennas, radiofrequency systems, antenna measurement systems, non-destructive testing, microwave imaging systems.
Our founding team brings over a decade of combined technical and clinical expertise in Microwave Breast Imaging, having previously worked together and published significant research at TRL 4 to 5.
Prof. Michael Kerin, breast surgeon acts as Clinical Lead, while Angie Fasoula and Luc Duchesne bring-in all the engineering and scientific expertise for the technological design and manufacturing of the imaging device.
The project activities will be distributed across Greece, France, and Ireland - our respective bases - in a fully complementary, synergistic setup.