Members
Noortje Bax
Project officer for the Center for care and cure technology Eindhoven (C3Te)
Dr.Ā Noortje Bax received her degree in (Medical) Biology (2006) from Radboud University Nijmegen. She developed herself as a researcher with an extensive track record in cardiac and cell biology, by receiving a PhD-degree (2011) from the Leiden University Medical Center. She continued her scientific career at Eindhoven University of Technology (dep. BME). At her adventures trip in science, Noortje learned that close collaborations and the creation of synergy between technology and biomedical science will lead to expansion of collective knowledge leading to sustainable improvement of healthcare. As project officer, she supports researchers within the care and cure domain (www.tue.nl/c3te) within department of Electrical Engineering and department of Applied to expend synergistic partnerships with medical centers and industry that are crucial to create novel healthcare technologies.
Hanneke Bodewes
Drs.Ā Hanneke Bodewes has ample experience in the field of research and innovation policy, especially in health sciences and the development of public-private partnerships. Hanneke has been working with the TUs for fiveyears now (University of Twente) and has been involved in the development of 4TU.Health from the start. She is our go-to person for any questions concerning 4TU.Health, our work field and our partnerships.
Members
Emelie van Bentum
Secretaris Delft Health Initiative
Drs. Emilie van Bentum is working at TU Delft since 2014, currently in two roles; on the one hand executive secretary of the Delft Health Initiative, the initiative that brings together researchers involved in health research and innovation. And otherwise working at the TU Delft Impact and Innovation Centre within the team Corporate innovation the role of TKI-coordinator; responsible for the Public-Private Partnerships in cooperation with the Top Sectors. Background in healthcare, policy and management (Erasmus University Rotterdam) and more than ten years working experience in Pharma and for-profit business.
Agnes Berendsen
Assistant Professor, Wageningen University & Research
Ā Dr. Ir. Agnes Berendsen is a dietician by training and received her degree in Nutrition and health with a specialization in Nutritional Epidemiology in 2010. Agnes obtained her PhD in dietary patterns and cognitive performance as part of a large European project. During this period, she has been visiting researcher at the School of medicine, Harvard. As a nutritional epidemiologist, she has ample of experience in conducting human dietary intervention studies as well as establishing and handling data of prospective cohort studies. Currently, she works as Assistant professor on the physiological changes after bariatric surgery in women with obesity as well as the consequences for their offspring in order to contribute to healthier future generations.
Mariska van den BergĀ
Funding Officer of the Technical Medical Centre/University of Twente
Dr. Mariska van den Berg is Funding officer at the TechMed Centre of the University of Twente. In this role, she supports researchers in the health and (technical)medical domain in setting up funding strategies and applying for research funding at national and European funding agencies. Both by aiding the application process, and by connecting researchers to the right partners. In this way, she aims to contribute to improving human health and our healthcare system. Mariska has a background in biology and airway pharmacology.
Members
John van den Dobbelsteen
Steffie Hermans-Beijnsberger
Dr. Steffie Hermans-Beijnsberger is a project development officer at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) at the department of Biomedical engineering. She received her degree in Biomedical sciences from the Radboud University in 2014, with a focus on research. She continued doing research at Maastricht University from 2014 ā 2019 at the department of Experimental Biology, which resulted in a PhD degree in May 2019. Her PhD project was focused on non-coding RNAs and their role in the development of heart failure. During her PhD, Steffie discovered a talent for organisation and communication, with a main interest in the biomedical research field. Therefore, she switches to a role as programme manager of a gravitation programme āMaterials-driven regenerationā coordinated at the TU/e by Prof. Carlijn Bouten. After four years and learning all the ins and outs of project management, she moved into her current role as project development officer, where she develops new research projects, attracts funding and manages projects in collaboration with the researchers.
Maroeska Rovers
Scientific Director of the Technical Medical (TechMed) Centre at the University of Twente
Prof. Dr. Maroeska Rovers is the Scientific director of the Technical Medical (TechMed) Centre at the University of Twente. She also is a professor of medical technology and innovation at the Radboudumc, director of Health Innovation Netherlands, and a member of several international boards, such as the scientific committee of Excite international, the IDEAL collaboration, and the Science and Innovation Panel of the EU IHI program.
Ā Her ambition is to contribute to the development of effective, affordable and valuable medical innovations. Her research has been characterized as visionary, innovative, international, and highly productive. In her research, she combines methods and discoveries from various disciplines, such as surgery, epidemiology, health technology assessment, biomedical sciences and policy to make beyond state-of-the-art progress, and then translate these insights into practical tools.
Ā Since the methodology is leading, she is involved in various technological areas, varying from e-health to AI and robotics to implants. Her international (multi-centre) projects have shown that she can bring together the joint efforts of internationally leading experts to further develop worldwide innovations. She also has ample experience with the scientific co-ordination of clinical studies, and these studies have demonstrated real impact through the uptake of published findings in international clinical guidelines and by practitioners and methodologists. She is an elected member of the Academia Europe and the Dutch academia of Engineers.