From 2010 to 2014, he was the chairman of IHE Netherlands (Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise), contributing to the coordinated use of Healthcare ICT standards in the Netherlands for regional and national exchange of medical information. He was also a member of the standardization working group of OIZ, the association of Dutch ICT companies in healthcare.
From 2021-2023, he chaired the Health and Care working group within the Dutch Blockchain Coalition. In this role, he not only coordinated the use of blockchain in Dutch healthcare but also attracted companies (from startups to Med and Big Tech) engaged in so-called Privacy Enhancing Technologies, methods to protect healthcare data while making it exchangeable, enabling knowledge sharing.
Nicky is a member of the Advisory Board of Clinical Informatics (TU/e) and the Advisory Board of Fruitpunch AI for Health (TU/e). He is also a jury member for the Prix Galien – MedTech Awards.
He studied mathematics and physics at the University of Amsterdam, where he obtained his PhD in pure mathematics in 1986. He is inspired by the impact that data technology can have in improving our lives.