Did you know that groundbreaking healthtech innovations are being developed at Flemish universities and university hospitals – right in your backyard?
Universities and hospitals are rich sources of innovation, but many promising projects never make it past the pilot stage. By partnering with academic research teams and a clinical research center, companies can tap into cutting-edge developments and help them to become market-ready solutions.
MEDVIA’s free TouchPoints series connects healthtech companies with Flemish university’s Tech Transfer offices, making it easier than ever to discover research that could fuel your next big breakthrough. This session features the University of Antwerp and Antwerp University Hospital.
The program includes introductions by associated institutes and research departments, followed by matchmaking and networking.
Program:
- 15.30-16.00 Welcome registration
- 16.00-16.15 Introduction to the Antwerp health ecosystem (Bram Verbinnen and Patrick De Boever)
- 16.15-16.30 Clinical Trial Center (Iris Verhaegen): A Clinical Trial Center as an essential link in accelerating health innovations between companies and knowledge institutions.
- 16.30-17.30 Testimonials:
- Sightera Biosciences (Christophe Deben) – Creating Value Through Complementary Expertise: Reflections on Academia-Industry Collaboration.
- Epicure Vision (Bert Van den Bogerd) – From idea to impact: our journey into corneal innovation.
- Innocens (Charlie Beirnaert) – AI-assisted care in ICU: from cradle to bedside implementation.
- Immunewatch (Tom Bosschaerts) – Immunomonitoring with TCR sequencing and machine learning.
- 17.30-18.00 Panel discussion on industry collaborations and funding opportunities, with representatives from:
- Johnson & Johnson (Viggo Van Tendeloo)
- MEDVIA (Roel Smolders)
- VLAIO (Kristine Debruyne)
- UA/UZA research groups (Steven Van Laere)
- 18.00-19.30 Networking reception (coordinated by MEDVIA via Conversation Starter) and Poster session (including Core facilities & Centers of Excellence)
