Name: The TechMed Event
Start: 2023-11-01T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2023-11-01T00:00:00+01:00
Location: Technohal

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Wednesday 1 November 2023

Connecting research & Innovation frontrunners

Medical technology is moving faster than ever. It is the best solution to make future healthcare accessible, affordable and - quite simply - better. The TechMed Event, on November 1, 2023, is about the latest technical medical developments. And most of all, it’s about creating impact together. Inspiration, collaboration and clinical practice are at the core of this event organised by the Technical Medical Centre (University of Twente) and part of the MedTech Twente Week from 30 October to 3 November in collaboration with partners of the MedTech Cluster Twente.

The TechMed Event brings together leading stakeholders such as clinical partners, business relations, researchers, investors, talented students and other organisations. You will get informed and inspired about the latest scientific insights, new innovations and unique technological solutions that will transform healthcare for the benefit of all of us. We believe that curiosity, collaborative research and innovation help to create, discover and set out advances to improve the patient's journey. Customize your programme, connect with stakeholders and get inspired by presentations on the future of healthcare.

Pre-register & Add the event to your agenda

Pre-register now for the upcoming edition that will take place on Wednesday, November 1, 2023. Due to the ever-growing interest, we expect the next edition to sell out even faster. With a pre-registration, you have the first right to purchase a ticket, receive updates about the program and specify preferences for program content. Add event to your agenda.

Why you don't want to miss this

Explore the latest MedTech innovations
Learn from the best medics, scientists and entrepreneurs
Customize your personal programme
Meet & connect with stakeholders
We expect 500+ attendees (from 15+ countries, 100+ companies, 100+ clinicians)

Why you don't want to miss this

Explore the latest MedTech innovations
Learn from the best medics, scientists and entrepreneurs
Customize your personal programme
Meet & connect with stakeholders
We expect 500+ attendees (from 15+ countries, 100+ companies, 100+ clinicians)

Why you don't want to miss this

Explore the latest MedTech innovations
Learn from the best medics, scientists and entrepreneurs
Customize your personal programme
Meet & connect with stakeholders
We expect 500+ attendees (from 15+ countries, 100+ companies, 100+ clinicians)
Effective matchmaking program to optimise potential collaboration options

The programme

The TechMed Event is an inspiring conference, focussing on sharing expertise, experiences and ideas for the future. During the full day, you will have access to various inspiring sessions, keynotes and Matchmaking options.

The staffing crisis in healthcare

Keynote talk by Alex Friedrich: The future is 360

Health tech implementation

Intelligent imaging

Personalized medicine

Fireside chat: will the recently signed 'integrated care agreement (IZA)' solve the challenges in healthcare?

WILL THE RECENTLY SIGNED “INTEGRATED CARE AGREEMENT (IZA)” SOLVE THE CHALLENGES IN HEALTHCARE?

ICMS: Movement disorders

Personalized eHealth technology

Challenges in business

Dreaming about the future

Experience centre

Challenges in medicine

Technical physician in clinical practice

Recap of the 2022 edition

Working 'together' on future healthcare at the TechMed Event 2022

On 2 November, the Technical Medical Centre (University of Twente) organised the TechMed Event. The TechMed Event kicked off the MedTech Twente Week organised in cooperation with partners of MedTech Cluster Twente (2-4 November). This year's TechMed Event focused on the latest medical technological developments. About 550 medical professionals, MedTech companies, innovators, researchers and students came together for a day of inspiration and networking.

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WORKING 'TOGETHER' ON FUTURE HEALTHCARE AT THE TECHMED EVENT 2022
On 2 November, the Technical Medical Centre (University of Twente) organised the TechMed Event. The TechMed Event kicked off the MedTech Twente Week organised in cooperation with partners of MedTech Cluster Twente (2-4 November). This year's TechMed Event focused on the latest medical technological developments. About 550 medical professionals, MedTech companies, innovators, researchers and students came together for a day of inspiration and networking.
Remke Burie, managing director of the TechMed Centre, opened the TechMed Event by inviting six speakers in the field of movement disorders for a short pitch on stage after his welcome speech. The speakers talked about their dreams of fighting movement disorders. This was followed by a symbolic opening by Remke Burie, Maroeska Rovers and Jouke Tamsma, MT members of the TechMed Centre. In front of the grand staircase in the TechMed Centre, large wooden letters that spelt 'TOGETHER' were inscribed by them with their name and dream to improve healthcare with medical technology in the coming year. Remke Burie: "With this act, we wanted to highlight the importance of working 'together'. Everyone may add their name and dream on this board. The best way to create impact in healthcare is to collaborate together."
Cross-border collaboration
Medical technology is changing faster than ever. It makes future care more accessible, affordable and better, but also requires collaboration and knowledge sharing. This is how we work on the healthcare of the future. This also requires cross-border cooperation between the Netherlands and Germany. In his keynote lecture at the end of the day, Prof Dr Alex Friedrich, Chief Medical Officer & Chief Executive Officer at the University Medical Centre in Münster, gave his vision for the future of this cooperation. Friedrich emphasized we should use the strength of both our healthcare systems within our European region.
Furthermore, there were several parallel sessions throughout the day on topics including the workforce crisis in healthcare, personalised medicine, TechMed studies and the new healthcare agreement. During the special session on personalised medicine, several examples were given of how technology can make healthcare more personalised. For example, medical technology can be optimised and personalised for women's health, in patients with kidney disease and chronic diseases such as diabetes.
The Niers Fund eHealth Voucher was also awarded to bachelor student Eva Schockemöhle. The University Fund Twente makes this voucher available annually to a bachelor, master or PhD student or young alumnus with an innovative idea for a solution in the field of eHealth.
TechMed Magazine
During the TechMed event, the new TechMed Magazine was also launched. This magazine is full of examples of regional, national and international MedTech innovations. Like the TechMed event, the magazine pays plenty of attention to the healthcare of the future. What should healthcare look like? And how do we ensure together that healthcare is also ready for that future? How do we provide enough healthcare staff? The TechMed Magazine can be read online.
MedTech Twente Week
This year's TechMed Event was part of the first edition of the MedTech Twente week. The success of the existing Techmed Event was expanded into a broad multi-day programme for different target groups from the MedTech ecosystem. By bringing together these stakeholders such as researchers, entrepreneurs, doctors, investors and other experts, we can speed up the process of making MedTech innovations.

Our story

Technology is a tool to enable high-quality healthcare. Not only for diagnosis and treatment but also for improving the quality of life and stimulating independent living. We strive to have a significant impact on society, both by scientific excellence as well as by linking fundamental research to clinical applications, from the nano to the global scale. Ultimately, we bring our technology to the clinic or the home environment. For this purpose, it is imperative to have close working relations with clinical and industrial partners. Read our full story.

Medtech Twente Week

MedTech Twente Week consists of multiple days full of MedTech innovations. In 2022 the TechMed Event showed us state-of-the-art medical technology and the latest scientific research. During the Exchange Dinner, corporates sat down with promising startups to share their lessons learned. Capital and internationalisation were the two core topics of day two: our MedTech Business Event. We closed the week with the MedTech Talent Event, which focused on involving talented students in the MedTech sector, and the Robotics Summit 2.0. Overall we welcomed more than 850 MedTech experts (in the making), which resulted in hundreds of matchmaking meetings! View the website for more information.