Dr. Marc van der Schee, Head of Clinical at Owlstone Medical, has close to 15 years of experience in the field of volatile biomarker research. During his PhD Marc pioneered the use of exhaled breath analysis in Lung Cancer, Asthma and Colorectal Cancer amongst others. For this work he received various awards including a Marie Curie Fellowship. His background spans both medical, epidemiological, chemical analytical and data-analysis aspects of biomedical research. By building on this expertise he designs and oversees all clinical trials within Owlstone Medical helping to collect data that drives product development and implementation into clinical practice. As a trained medical doctor Marc helps prioritise medical applications and is the primary interface between clinical partners and Owlstone. Marc holds a medical degree and a doctorate in Biomedical Sciences and obtained a PhD degree by studying the use of volatile biomarkers for disease diagnosis, monitoring and prognosis prediction.