The programme

11:00 - 12:30 & 14:00 - 15.30
Parallel programme | Quantum 1/2/3/4 & Spectrum

Parallel sessions (1-4)

The core of these sessions is to explore, together with experts, the opportunities and challenges within the different themes. In doing so, we examine how 4TU.Health can respond to these developments: as a discussion partner for researchers, in a coordinating role, or in other ways that contribute to collaboration and impact.

Keep in mind:

Below you will find all parallel sessions currently scheduled for this and the next parallel programme block. However, the final structure of the two parallel programme blocks has not yet been determined and may still change.
Several sessions may take place in Dutch. It will be indicated per session which ones these are in the near future.

1. AI with purpose in healthcare

Artificial Intelligence is often presented as a versatile solution for a wide range of challenges in health and care. From clinical decision support to operational efficiency and research acceleration, AI promises broad applicability. At the same time, this raises important questions about focus, trust, and real-world impact. In this session, we explore when AI’s general-purpose nature adds value. Through examples from research and practice, we reflect on strategic, ethical, and practical considerations for responsible AI adoption in healthcare. Join this session to move beyond the hype and better understand how AI can meaningfully support health innovation.

2. Risk-based lifestyle change: daily-lifE moNiToring and Recommendations (RECENTRE): Collaborative Pathways for Cancer and Obesity Care

This session, hosted by the 4TU.RECENTRE program focuses on advancing remote health monitoring for individuals living with cancer or obesity. We will present current RECENTRE initiatives that integrate technology, data, and patient-centred design to support health within the home environment. Participants from policy, research, industry, healthcare, start‑ups, and funding agencies will engage in interactive breakout discussions to identify future needs, barriers, and opportunities. Together, we will explore how multidisciplinary collaboration can accelerate responsible innovation and improve long‑term health outcomes.

3. The care journey as the missing link between technology and practice

Technology is often seen as the solution to current and future workforce shortages and cost challenges in healthcare. However, every technological innovation must find its place within a complex care environment—one with established work and decision-making processes, limited innovation budgets, and professionals whose daily routines will change as new technologies are introduced.

In this session, we explore the implementation of healthcare technology from the perspective of everyday (hospital) practice. Participants will gain new insights and are encouraged to empathise with others and recognise the diverse realities within healthcare organisations. The ultimate goal is to co-create a care journey: a counterpart to the innovation journey and the patient journey, centred on the needs, steps, and challenges experienced by healthcare organisations.

4. Strengthening support structures for HealthTech innovators

Bringing health technologies from research to real-world impact requires strong and well-connected support structures for researchers, spin-offs and startups. This session explores how Technical Universities currently support HealthTech innovation, including technology transfer, IP development and entrepreneurship support. Participants will exchange experiences on existing local support structures, their focus, scope and funding models. The session will also address how these initiatives can connect more effectively to national innovation structures such as TTOs, NWO programmes and regional development organisations. The aim is to identify opportunities to better align efforts and strengthen the ecosystem for future HealthTech innovators.

14:00 - 15:30
Parallel programme | Quatum 1/2/3/4 & Spectrum

Parallel sessions (5-8)

5. Shaping Tomorrow’s Imaging

Imaging is transforming healthcare by empowering researchers, clinicians, and innovators to tackle urgent challenges and accelerate personalised care. Breakthroughs in modular imaging systems, multispectral hybrid technologies and image-guided interventions drive rapid change across healthcare & society. In this session, we provide insights into the National Technology Strategy (NTS) Imaging and share key outcomes from the Precision Medicine project. Together, we’ll explore how to turn knowledge and strategy into real-world solutions. Join us, be inspired and help shape the imaging future now

6. Monitoring of bioengineered systems: challenges and innovations

Bioengineered systems such as organs on a chip, miniaturised tissue platforms, and cellular bioreactors require monitoring technologies to gain control of the living systems. This session explores challenges and emerging innovations in the monitoring of bioengineered systems, with a spotlight on novel detection methods, readouts, and integrated sensors for real-time functional assessments

7. Implementation and Scaling in MedTech

Technological innovation alone is not enough to transform healthcare. This session explores implementation and scaling in MedTech, and what makes this sector fundamentally different from other industries. We will highlight key gaps and hurdles along the MedTech innovation journey, and examine how these challenges impact healthcare delivery in practice. By sharing both success stories and real-world obstacles, the session aims to foster a sense of shared responsibility across the entire MedTech stakeholder ecosystem to collectively turn innovation into sustainable healthcare impact.

8. How Technology Transforms the Professional

Technology is transforming our world at a rapid pace. What does this mean for the professions as we know them today? Not only for radiologists, surgeons, or nurses, but also for new professionals who will play a role in healthcare transformation and prevention. In this session, we will demonstrate how the Technical Universities (TUs) are investing in innovative education to train future-ready professionals who can engineer technology in practice and strengthen healthcare.

Together with participants from clinical practice, the TUs, and professional associations, we will engage in a discussion on collaboration to shape innovative education. The session will start with two presentations on innovative educational initiatives at the TUs that are being developed in collaboration with healthcare partners. This will be followed by a discussion with participants and a panel about the role of the TUs in the coming years in developing new educational programmes and the role of other stakeholders in positioning these new professionals.

15:45 - 16:30
Plenary programme | Podium zaal

Panel discussion: Bridging Health & Technology Together

The closing plenary session brings together diverse stakeholder perspectives to reflect on the role of technology in shaping the future of health and care. Building on insights from the parallel sessions, this panel discussion explores how technological innovation can contribute to sustainable, accessible, and impactful healthcare.

The session addresses key questions around the opportunities and limitations of technology in health and care, the conditions required for responsible and effective implementation, and the implications for research, education, and collaboration. Particular attention is given to the evolving role of the Dutch technical universities and the strategic position of the 4TU.Health Centre in setting priorities for the years ahead. By connecting perspectives from across the ecosystem, this plenary aims to provide shared direction and inform the next steps in strengthening the bridge between health and technology.

16:30 - 16:45
Plenary programme | Podium zaal

Wrap-up & Closing words

The event concludes with a concise wrap-up reflecting on the concrete ideas and directions that emerged during the parallel sessions. These insights highlight opportunities for joint initiatives and collaborative proposals across the identified thematic areas. The closing looks ahead to how these ideas can be further developed within the 4TU.Health community, providing a shared starting point for future collaboration in health and technology.