Our Mission
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​To offer an efficacious patented non-invasive solution that will eliminate
(nighttime) heartburn reflux symptoms by using sleep positional therapy
The Team

Michiel Allessie
CEO and Co-Founder
Medtech serial
entrepreneur and boarded
sleep specialist, actively
treating OSAS (Sleep
Apnea) patients Last exit
March 2018 Sleep.ai
acquired by
SleepscoreLabs. Michiel
was VP at SleepScore Labs
(a joint venture with
Resmed) before starting
Side Sleep Technologies. In
depth knowledge about
digital health and startups.
Participated in 2 digital
health accelerators
Rockstart Europe and
Startup Health.
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Mykola Sharhan
CTO and Co-Founder
Mykola has over 9 years in
software/AI development
with focus in algorithms
development, ML and
optimization for embedded
devices. From 2016 to 2018
he was responsible for
developing motion engine in
Ring.com (acquired by
Amazon).
Mykola got M.S. degree in
Computer Science (NTUU
"Kyiv Polytechnic Institute",
Faculty of Biomedical
Engineering).
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Mia Costa
CMO and Co-Founder
Mia is a senior marketing
executive with a track
record in the consumer
wearable space. Mia
worked as board member
for SleepScore Labs,
TrackR, VIZIO, Targus,
Gateway, and j2 Global.
Mia holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in International
Marketing and
Management from Loyola
Marymount University (US)
and a degree in Digital
Media and Technology at
USC (US).
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Professor A. Bredenoord
Medical advisor
Prof. Bredenoord is active for over 15 years in the field of neurogastroenterology and reflux disease and eosinophilic esophagitis in the Netherlands. He is author of over 250 articles, books, chapters and guidelines in his field in Asia and the USA. Prof. Bredenoord is president of the European Society for Eosinophilic Esophagitis and chair of the Dutch Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society and editor of the journal Neurogastroenterologie and Motility.

Manuel Bartscht
CFO
More than 15 years of
experience in the Life
Sciences sector as CFO of
medium-sized
companies and start-ups.
Proven track record of
financing and growing
new businesses. Strong
background in financial
modelling and M&A. Last
exit in January 2015
PneumRx acquired by
BTG plc. Manuel was
Managing Director of 3
BTG subsidiaries before
joining Side Sleep
Technologies.
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