The Phabulous Pilot Line Association was founded in October 2020 within the framework of the H2020 European project Phabulous. As an independent legal entity, the Pilot Line Association will provide customers with a single-entry point to the pilot line and its services for companies aiming to pilot and produce devices integrating free-form micro-optical components.

As new head of business and sales, van Heck will be the cornerstone in the development of the business opportunities, thus enabling the association to support its customers, while creating a sustainable business model. Jessica has a bachelor degree in engineering and over twenty years of experience in the corporate world ranging from sales and marketing to business and product development. “As an engineer I love understanding technology and as a business developer I love converting that knowledge into the benefits that these technologies have to offer to its end-users,” says van Heck.

Free-form micro-optics is offering miniaturized solutions that open up more applications with better performance at lower costs. It will drive the new product developments in industries such as automotive lighting, AR/VR applications, consumer electronics, imagers & displays, healthcare applications, transportation, and other lighting applications. “Hiring Jessica van Heck as our new head of business and sales was the final step to have a fully operational front office, the backbone of our future business,” says Dr Rolando Ferrini, managing director of the Phabulous Pilot Line Association. “With this hiring the association is strengthening its offer by adding top level business intelligence and sales force, which will be of paramount importance to serve customers while helping them to bring new and more performing products on the market. Thus, we encourage companies interested in free-form micro-optical components to contact us at info@phabulous.eu.”

Companies interested in the services of the pilot line can contact Jessica van Heck directly at jessica.vanheck@phabulous.eu. More information can also be found at www.phabulous.eu