Sharing expertise, experience and ideas for the future
This afternoon of The 2020 TechMed Event is an inspiring conference, focussing on sharing expertise, experiences and ideas for the future. The day consists of parallel sessions so you can personalize your programme by choosing the session that is most relevant for you.
The program
Below you can find the detailed programme. Click on each part of the programme to find a more detailed description.
0:30 - 1:00 PM | Online doors open At 0:30 PM we open our online doors for you to join and get ready for this impressive program.
1:00 - 1:25 PM | Welcome & Keynote talk 
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION
Prof.dr.ir. Nico Verdonschot & Dr. Renske van Wijk
AN OVERVIEW OF THE PAST YEAR
Remke Burie MSc, MBA
Managing director at the Technical Medical Centre | University of Twente
FUTURE TECHMED CHALLENGES AND DEVELOPMENTS
Prof.dr.ir. Nico Verdonschot
Scientific director at the Technical Medical Centre | University of Twente
KEYNOTE: New opportunities for the Top Sector Life Sciences & Health
Clemence Ross-van Dorp
Ambassador for the action programme "New opportunities for the Top Sector Life Sciences & Health" (LSH)
1:30 - 2:15 PM | Innovation Show 2:25 - 3:50 PM | 5 parallel sessions - Personalize your programme This part of the programme consists of 4 parallel session in each area of interest of the TechMed Event and the plenary room is available for matchmaking within the theme Innovation meets Industry. You can choose which session you want to join for a personalized programme.
2:25 - 2:30 PM | welcome & introduction speakers
Dr. Jelmer Wolterink (session chair and thema coordinator)
Assistent professor at the University of Twente
Read his biography here
2:30 - 2:55PM | 4TU Precision medicine
Prof.dr. Michel Versluis
Full professor physical and medical acoustics physics of fluids group at the University of Twente
Read his biography here
2:55 - 3:20 PM | How AI will shape healthcare delivery (if we let it)
Michael Strübin
Director Digital health at MedTech Europe
Read his biography here
3:20 - 3:45 | ai & intelligent imaging
Prof.dr. Bram van Ginneken
Full professor - Radboudumc
3:45 - 3:50 PM | Closing words of this parallel session
Dr. Jelmer Wolterink (session chair and thema coordinator)
3.50 | Next plenary program part of The Congress
Other AI & Intelligent Imaging sessions
These sessions were scheduled before The congress and on demand available (until 10 days aftet The congress)
Session 1: AI in cariovascular imaging Welcome & speakers introduction | Dr. Jelmer Wolterink, University of Twente |
Cardiac MR and the UK Biobank | Dr. Ilkay Oksuz, Istanbul Technical University & King's College London |
Cardiac CT | Dr. Jelmer Wolterink, University of Twente |
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Session 2: Bringing AI to the clinic The Program
Welcome & speakers introduction | Dr.ir. Jelmer Wolterink, University of Twente |
Challenges and approaches to improve adoption of AI by patient & physician | Prof.dr.ir. Peter-Paul Verbeek, University of Twente |
Enabling digital transformation with AI in Healthcare | Nynke Breimer, Global Product Manager Radiology AI & AI Marketplace SECTRA |
AI in radiology: what to expect from AI for imaging | Dr. Andreas Bucher, Chief resident of Department of Radiology University Hospital Frankfurt |
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2:25 - 2:30 PM | WELCOME & INTRODUCTION SPEAKERS
Dr.ir. Monique Tabak (session chair and thema coordinator)
Assistent professor at the University of Twente
Read her biography here
2:30 - 2:55PM | From Idea Conception to Service Provisioning: The Trentino Salute 4.0 Experience
Prof. Oscar Mayora Ibarra
Competence Center on Digital Healthcare 4.0 at Fondazione Bruno Kessler
Read his biography here
2:55 - 3:20 PM | Successful Implementation of Personalised Care Pathways
Maarten Akkerman
Vice President Medical Affairs & Value-Based Healthcare EMEA at Medtronic
Read his biography here
3:20 - 3:45 | Collaborations with the Connected Care Centre
Dr. Jan Gerard Maring PharmaD, PhD.
Director connected care center at Isala hospital Zwolle
Read his biography here
3:45 - 3:50 PM | CLOSING WORDS OF THIS PARALLEL SESSION
Dr.ir. Monique Tabak (session chair and thema coordinator)
3.50 | NEXT PLENARY PROGRAM PART OF THE CONGRESS
Other Personalized eHealth sessions
These sessions were scheduled before The congress and on demand available (until 10 days aftet The congress)
Session 1: MONITORING AND SMART ANALYSIS The program
Welcome & introduction speakers | Dr.ir. Monique Tabak, University of Twente |
Prediction modelling, from data collection to clinical value | Dr. Serge Autexier, DFKI (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz) |
Implementing succesfull prediction models and market examples; Evidencio, OSASens and Pinktrainer | Tom Hueting, Evidencio |
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Session 2: IMPACT ON CARE AND SOCIETY IMPACT ON CARE AND SOCIETY
This session will be about unlocking the potential of Personalised eHealth applications to create an impact in care and society. An example is the Dutch CoronaMelder, a notification application designed to warn those who are at risk of becoming infected with coronavirus because of spending too much time in close contact with someone who is infected. Prof. dr. ir. Lisette van Gemert from the University of Twente has been leading the team to test the user orientation of the CoronaMelder, she will elaborate on the studies and her advice to improve the final version.
How can we successfully scale Dutch health innovations to United States markets? Vivian de Ruiter is an expert in the field of US market for eHealth applications. She will illustrate which applications have the potential to success in the US, sketch the cloud-based readiness of US hospitals for digital applications and address concerns and approaches to the protection of personal data.
The program
Welcome & introduction speakers | Dr.ir. Monique Tabak (session chair) |
Implementing a smart monitoring platform to fight COVID-19 CoronaMelder | Prof. dr. Lisette van Gemert, University of Twente |
How to enter US markets with digital health solutions | Vivian de Ruijter MD, Senior Manager, Digital and Technology Group, Manatt Ventures at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP |
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Session 3: USER INTERACTION USER INTERACTION
This session focusses on user interaction. Dr. Harm op den Akker of the Roessingh Research and Development will talk about the results of his H2020 project on virtual coaching: Council fo Coaches. Louis zantema of Reducept will share his knowledge on how to update the Emotional Brain operating system.
The PROGRAM
Welcome & introduction speakers | Dr.ir. Monique Tabak, University of Twente |
Council of Coaches - Results of a H2020 project on Virtual Coaching | Dr. Harm op den Akker, Roessingh Research & Development |
How to update the Emotional Brain operating system | Louis Zantema, Reducept |
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Session 4: INNOVATION & COLLABORATION INNOVATION & COLLABORATION
For succesfull implementation of innovative eHealth Technologies, we invest in early collaborations! Want to know how you can join? Join the online discussion on 7 October (16.00h) for the TechMedEvent Pre-session on Innovation & Collaboration. Guided by theme coordinator Dr.Ir. Monique Tabak, Prof.dr.ir. Hermie Hermens, Director of UT's Personalised eHealth Tehnology programm will elaborate on the opportunitites for collaboration with the program and its many projects. One of these projects is on Personalised Prevention of cognative decline in ageing, introduced to you by Associate Principle Investigator at Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging, Dr. Esther Aarts.
The PROGRAM
Welcome & introduction speakers | Dr.ir. Monique Tabak, University of Twente
Prof. dr. ir. Hermie Hermens, University of Twente |
Creating a regional ecosystem for personalised eHealth | Prof. dr. ir. Hermie Hermens, Director Personalised eHealth Technology program, University of Twente |
Personalised Prevention of cognitive decline in ageing | Dr. Esther Aarts, Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging |
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2:25 - 2:30 PM | WELCOME & INTRODUCTION SPEAKERS
Prof.dr.ir. Stefano Stramigioli (session chair and thema coordinator)
Professor of advanced robotics, chair of Ram lab at University of Twente & DIH-HERO at the University of Twente
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2:30 - 2:55 PM | Bionic exo-muscles for movement rehabilitation
Prof.dr.ing.dr.Med. Robert Riener
Full professor - ETH Zürich | Health sciences and technology
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2:55 - 3:20 PM | Quo vadis robotics in orthopaedics?
Dr. José-Luis Moctezuma de la Barrera
VP Concept Development - Stryker
Read his biography here
3:20 - 3:45 PM | Robotics in Health
Prof.dr.ir. Stefano Stramigioli
Professor of advanced robotics, chair of Ram lab at University of Twente & DIH-HERO
3:45 - 3:50 PM | CLOSING WORDS OF THIS PARALLEL SESSION
Prof.dr.ir. Stefano Stramigioli (session chair and thema coordinator)
3.50 | NEXT PLENARY PROGRAM PART OF THE CONGRESS
Other Health Robotics sessions
These sessions were scheduled before The congress and on demand available (until 10 days aftet The congress)
Session 1: INTERVENTION ROBOTICS INTERVENTION ROBOTICS
Robotics is an advancing field with many opportunities in supportive, care and surgical applications. This session focusses on surgery with robotics. Many see the opportunities of robotics to solve highly accurate and secure motions. Who can solve the technical challenges of real-time image guidance and perform image-guided interventions? And how to link these excellent innovation projects to market-ready concepts and clinical introduction?
The program
Welcome & introduction speakers | Prof.dr.ir. Stefano Stramigioli (session chair) |
Towards the next generation surgical robotics
| Prof.dr. Ivo Broeders, University of Twente & Meander Medical Centre
&
Mirgen Jaku, Johson&Johnson |
Platforms to enable 3th Party Innovations | Amilcar Alzaga MD, Siemens Healthineers Nurnberg, DE |
A Matter of Perspective: From Magnetically-Actuated Catheters to Catheters for Magnetic Actuation | Jakub Sikorski, University of Twen |
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Session 2: WEARABLE SOLUTIONS WEARABLE SOLUTIONS
Robotics is an advancing field with many opportunities in supportive, care and surgical applications. This session is dedicated to the state-of-the-art in supportive and wearable solutions, with a case example of the UT's Cybathlon contribution, A discussion on improved sensor integration to optimize performance and how to get from innovation to market-ready product with case examples from HOCOMA.
The program
Welcome & introduction speakers | Prof.dr.ir. Stefano Stramigioli (session chair) |
Collaborative innovation in Rehabilitation Robotics | Jan Veneman, Technical project leader HOCOMA AG |
Supportive robots and the international Cybathlon competition | Dr. ir. Edwin van Asseldonk, University of Twente |
Sensor integration with soft roboticsA case example in healthcare application | Dr.ir. Gijs Krijnen, University of Twente |
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Session 3: MRI GUIDED INTERVENTIONS MRI GUIDED INTERVENTIONS
Robotics is an advancing field with many opportunities in supportive, care and surgical applications. In surgical robotics, the challenge is to provide 'eyes' to coordinate the 'hands'. Real-time, high-resolution imaging of so-called soft tissues (blood vessels, nerves, etc.) is challenging. This session focusses on surgery with robotics. And how to link these excellent innovation projects to market-ready concepts and clinical introduction. What is the route to success?
The PROGRAM
Welcome & introduction speakers | Prof.dr.ir. Stefano Stramigioli (session chair) |
MRI compatible robot system; from design to collaboration | Dr.ir. Francoise Siepel, University of Twente |
The route of robotic succes; from collaboration to market | Ton van den Hoven, Machnet Medical Robotics |
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2:25 - 2:30 PM | WELCOME & INTRODUCTION SPEAKERS
Dr. Andries van der Meer (session chair and thema coordinator)
Associate professor at the University of Twente
Read his biography here
2:30 - 2:55 PM | sars-cov-2 detection - viralert
Ronny van 't Oever & Birgitte Bruijns
Micronit Microtechnologies
Read both biographies here
2:55 - 3:20 PM | Integrated optical sensor for covid-19 detection
Prof. Sonia Garcia-Blanco
Professor at the University of Twente
Read her biography here
3:20 - 3:45 PM | Human 3D cardiac organ-on-a-chip to model cardiovascular disease in vitro
Marcelo Ribeiro PhD.
CSO at River biomedics
Read his biography here
3:45 - 3:50 PM | CLOSING WORDS OF THIS PARALLEL SESSION
Dr. Andries van der Meer (session chair and thema coordinator)
3.50 | NEXT PLENARY PROGRAM PART OF THE CONGRESS
Other Nano Bio Tech sessions
These sessions were scheduled before The congress and on demand available (until 10 days aftet The congress)
Session 1: INNOVATIONS IN DETECTION OF COVID-19 The program
Welcome & speakers introduction | Dr.ir. Andries van der Meer |
COVID-19 antibody detection | Dr. ir. Richard Schasfoort, University of Twente |
Development of a rapid point-of-care corona test | Pepijn Beekman MSc., ECsens |
Single cell technologies applied for COVID antibody and vaccine development
The VyCAP approach | Prof. dr.ir. Leon Terstappen, University of Twente & Vycap |
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Session 2: LAUNCH OF THE ORGAN ON A CHIP CENTER TWENTE LAUNCH OF THE ORGAN ON A CHIP CENTer TWENTE
The Organ-on-Chip Center Twente (OoCCT) is a center of expertise supported by the MESA+ Institute and the TechMed Centre of the University of Twente. It is a center of expertise aimed to bring together researchers interested in Organ-on-Chip and share their knowledge. Join us for the launch and learn what the OoCCT can do for you!
The program
Welcome & Inspiration Journey | Prof.dr.ir. Albert van den Berg, University of Twente |
Introduction of the OoCCT | Liliana Moreira Teixeira Leijten, Berend Jan van Meer & Andries van der Meer, University of Twente |
Fighting COVID-19 with organs on chips | Prof.dr.ir. Robert Passier, University of Twente |
Bloodvessels on a Chip
Vascular differntiation and disease modeling | Dr. Valeria Orlova, Leiden University Medical Centre |
Technology meets biology and application: organ-on-a-chip at TNO | Dr. Ivana Bobeldijk-Pastorova - TNO |
Interactive discussion with you,
- What does the OoCCT have to offer and how can we collaborate?
- on what topics would you like to collaborate? | Liliana Moreira Teixeira Leijten, Berend Jan van Meer & Andries van der Meer, University of Twente |
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Session 3: PORTABLE KIDNEY PORTABLE KIDNEY
Prof. dr. ir. Dimitrios Stamatialis devoted his research activities to create a portable kidney device, an artificial implant with kidney cells that improves the lives of kidney patients, it makes dialysis redundant and prevents surgery.
Crucial partner is the Kidney Foundation, Jasper Boomker, a program manager on the portable kidney project. In this session, he will focus on the collaboration with UT and many other partners that together build on the route to successfully implement this dream into an adopted way of life.
The PROGRAM
Welcome & speakers introduction | Dr.ir. Andries van der Meer |
Portable kidney project | Jasper Boomker, Kidney Foundation |
Membranes for kidney dialysis | Prof. dr. ir. Dimitrios Stamatialis, University of Twente |
Interactive Q&A | all participants, including you! |
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INNOVATION MEETS INDUSTRY MATCHMAKING
2.30 - 3.40 PM | innovation meets industry matchmaking officers
Are you looking for a specific partner or organization to connect with and perhaps collaborate with, but you can't find him? Then visit the Innovation meets Indusctry Matchmaking officers and they can match you with your desired person.
3:55 - 5:00 PM | The Future of MedTech 3:55 - 4:05 PM | overview of the areas of interests
A brief look back towards all areas of interest (AI & Intelligent Imaging; Personalized eHealth; Health Robotics; Nano Bio Tech). What have we learned? Are there any lasting developments going on and what will the future look like?
4:05 - 4:20 PM | Interactive session
During this part, we ask the participants about their expectations for the future. How will health care develop? What trends do you think will play a major role and affect the medical landscape?
4:20 - 5:00 PM | KEYNOTE TALK
The Future of Health & Medicine: Where Can Technology Take Us?
Daniel Kraft MD
Physician-scientist, inventor, entrepreneur and innovator
Read his biography here
5:00 - 5:15 PM | Closing words & End At 5:00 PM this first day of the main event will come to an end. Attendees with Business tickets can join the next day on October 29: B2B Matchmaking Meetings. Read more about this day.
Speakers
This year we have a brilliant line-up of experts in the technology medical industry who can bring real change together with the community.
Speakers in random order
WHERE & WHEN
- 28 October 2020
- 1 - 5 PM
- This is an online event and only availabe via the private Event platform
- Language: English
- Entrance: Non-profit / Academic Ticket & Business Ticket
For whom
This event brings the MedTech community together and is therefore interesting for: physicians, scientists, engineers, project leaders, companies but it is also an interesting program for governments, investors, foundations and other interested parties are welcome.
Organisation & Contact
The 2020 TechMed Event is a joint effort by the TechMed Centre of the University of Twente and World Trade Center Twente in Hengelo.
