Richard B.M. Schasfoort (1959) works at the University of Twente and Vysens B.V., the Netherlands. He graduated in 1984 as a biotechnology major from the University of Groningen. He defended his PhD thesis for a new approach to biosensor operation in 1989. In 2002, Richard started the biochip group at the University of Twente after receiving the VIDI grant from NWO. He is the co-author of > 100 peer-reviewed papers and editor of the two Handbooks of Surface Plasmon Resonance (2008 and 2017). He is currently developing a new SPR imager in collaboration with the start-up company Vysens B.V. Via thorough market evaluation, the focus of the project is on the development of the CellVysion instrument to measure the avidity of cell–antibody interactions using IP-protected fluidics. It is expected that the CellVysion instrument will be launched in the autumn of 2025.