Winner oral presentation TechMed Day 2026 Nikki van Loenen

"On Thursday, 16 April, more than 240 researchers, students and other professionals came together for the TechMed Research Day at the University of Twente.

At the end of the day, six researchers received a prize for their presentation, based on audience feedback and scores for submitted abstracts. The three best oral presentations and the three best poster presentations were rewarded with a TechMed Centre hoodie and a ticket to the upcoming TechMed Event on 5 November 2026."

Photo: Techmed

Photo: TechMed

Photo: TechMed

Nikki van Loenen is one of the winners of an oral presentation:

"Nikki van Loenen (EEMCS-EE-BIOS) is developing a urine-based screening test for cervical cancer using lab-on-a-chip diagnostics. As only half of women in the Netherlands participate in current screening programmes, there is an urgent need for a low-barrier alternative. The study showed that a simple dilution of urine significantly improves CRISPR detection, a key finding on the path towards a home self-sampling test."

https://www.utwente.nl/en/techmed/events/techmed-research-day/