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.
Planning & Speakers
Introduction: short recap MedTech innovation journey and hurdles
Noortje Bax (4TU.Health/ e/MTIC)
Hurdle and stakeholder mapping via real-world case studies – Cue2Walk and smartQare
Walter van Kuijen, Sabine van Zundert (smartQare) & Sander Minnoye (Cue2Walk)
Interactive discussion beyond the TRL
Leo Jetten (ZonMw/Zorg voor Innoveren) & Suzan Wopereis (TNO/Universiteit Twente)
Recap and closing
Noortje Bax