Innovation for Health 2020 | Hyphen Projects | 13 February 2020 | Loyens & Loeff (Rotterdam office), Blaak 31, 3011 GA Rotterdam, Netherlands

Innovation for Health is Netherlands´ premier conference for innovators in Health and Life Sciences. This is the place where key players in health and care, from bench to boardroom, from start-up to multinational, from Life Sciences to Medtech, come to strengthen existing contacts and to expand their networks and knowledge.
Bart Haex of EIT Health Belgium-Netherlands will be presenting EIT Health’s Accelerator programme during the “Fostering Entrepreneurship” session. We will also give selected start-ups and scale-ups from our network the opportunity to pitch at the event.

Innovation for Health brings together over 800 delegates and 60 influential speakers from across industry, academia, government, finance and patient-organisations with the purpose to contribute to a sustainable future of healthcare. A visit to Innovation for Health will bring you the latest trends, inspiration, interaction and many opportunities to expand your network and chances for cooperation.

2020 Speakers

Marcel Levi
CEO, University College London Hospitals

Jan van de Winkel
President & CEO, Genmab

Annemarie Jorritsma
Chair, NVP

Ton Rijnders
Scientific Director, Lygature & The European Lead Factory & General Director, Oncode Institute

Koen Kas
Health care futurist, entrepreneur, professor of molecular oncology, and renowned international keynote speaker

Rajiv Vaid Basaiawmoit
Head of Sci-Tech Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Aarhus University

Claudia Rijcken
Founder, Pharmi

Inge Huitinga
Director, Netherlands Brain Bank

Wiro Niessen
Professor in Biomedical Image Analysis, Erasmus MC and TU Delft & Founder and Scientific lead, Quantib

Els Beirnaert
CEO, Aelin Therapeutics

Joep Muijrers
CFO, PureTech Health

Koenraad Wiedhaup
Partner, McKinsey & Company

Esther Talboom-Kamp
CEO, Saltro Diagnostics & Boardmember, National eHealth Living Lab & Senior researcher, Leiden University

Elise Meijer
Professor Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Antwerp Management School & consultant, Accenture Strategy

Carine van den Brink
Lawyer & Partner, Axon Lawyers

Tim Knotnerus
CEO, AgomAb Therapeutics

Sjaak Vink
Founder, TheSocialMedwork

Hans Schikan
Board member, Health-Holland

Thijn Brummelkamp
Co-founder, Scenic Biotech

Nadine Rouleaux
NeuroInformatics scientist & PhD candidate, Maastricht University

Charlotte Kluit
Oncology Director, MSD Nederland

Dharminder Chahal
CEO and Founder, SkylineDx & Investment Manager, Van Herk Investments

Marianne van der Steen
Prof. Entrepreneurship in Healthcare, Maastricht University

Jan De Kerpel
Managing Director, Head of Life Science & Healthcare, Kempen

Wim Van Hecke
Founder CEO, icoMetrix

Niels Prins
Director, Brain Research Center & neurologist, Alzheimer Centrum Amsterdam

Marco Blom
Scientific director and head of National Services, Alzheimer Nederland

Edwin Moses
Chairman, Achilles Therapeutics & Evox Therapeutics

Carl Moons
Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and director of research, UMC Utrecht - Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care and co-initiator, Health Innovation Initiative Holland

Jan Kimpen
Chief Medical Officer, Philips

Linda van de Burgwal
Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Onno van de Stolpe
CEO & Founder, Galapagos

Ton van der Steen
Erasmus MC & Medical Delta

Sangbreeta Moitra
Founder, International Keynote Speaker & Global Strategist

Eline Vrijland-van Beest
Founder & CEO, NightBalance & Positional Therapy Ambassador, Philips

Kim Peters
Founder, Healthnovum

Gideon Bevelander
New Venture Lead, Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Giuseppe Marzio
Strategic Storytelling, Healthcare & Life Sciences

Wijnand IJsselsteijn
Professor of Cognition and Affect in Human-Technology Interaction, Eindhoven University of Technology

Francesco de Rubertis
Co-founder and Partner, Medicxi

André van de Sande
Interim Executive, Business Coach, Board Member

Travis McCready
President & CEO, Massachussets Life Sciences Center

Kees van der Klauw
Independent innovation professional, e/MTIC & the NL AI Coalition

Maroeska Rovers
Professor of evidence based surgery, Radboudumc, ambassador, Hi-NL, & scientific director, Medical Innovation & Technology expert center

Christina Takke
Co-founder and Managing Director, V-Bio Ventures

F.W. (Focco) Vijselaar
Director General for Enterprise and Innovation, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy

Juliette Audet
Principal, Forbion

Felice Verduyn-van Weegen
Investment Manager, LSP

Thijs Cohen Tervaert
Director, INKEF Capital

Tjarda Molenaar
Managing director, Dutch Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (NVP)

Willemijn Vader
Managing Director, VitroScan B.V.

Thomas Hankemeier
Professor of Analytical biosciences, LACDR, Leiden University

Henk-Jan Guchelaar
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy, Leiden University Medical Center

Jos Lunenberg
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ENPICOM BV

Peter de With
Full Professor of the Video Coding and Architectures group in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE).

Natal van Riel
Full Professor of Biomedical Systems Biology at the department of Biomedical Engineering (research group Computational Biology), Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE)

Bart Van Zijll Langhout
Full Professor of Biomedical Systems Biology at the department of Biomedical Engineering (research group Computational Biology), Eindhoven University of Technology (TUE)

Elena Fernandez-Kleinlen
Interim Head, JLABS EMEA

Robert Vries
CEO, Hubrecht Organoid Technology (HUB)

Peter Roevens
PhD, Principal Scientist, Early Discovery Expert; Campus Office & Alliance Management, Janssen Pharmaceutica NV

Peter Haasjes
Investment Director, Nextgen Ventures

Brigitte Drees
CEO, Pivot Park

Femke van de Hoef
Attorney at law, Loyens & Loeff

Dries Fransen van de Putte
Attorney at law, Loyens & Loeff

Rob de Ree
Operating Partner, Biogeneration Ventures

Marjolein de Vugt
Co-director, Alzheimer Center Limburg & clinical researcher, Maastricht University Medical Center+

Bas Vander Linden
CTO, Sioux Technologies

Paul Jansen
Associate director, Arup & founder, Innovation Area Development Partnership (IADP)

Rikus Wolbers
Director, Novio Tech Campus

Tom Straeter
Senior ecosystem manager, Kadans Science Partner

Martin Van Ooijen
Associate Professor department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC & Program leader for the Evaluation of Cancer Care program, Cancer Center Amsterdam

Bart Van den Bogaard
Digital business development manager, Roche Diagnostics Information Solutions The Netherlands.

Esther Bron
Assistant professor at the departments of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine and Medical Informatics, Erasmus MC

Sahar Yousefi
C.J. Gorter Center & Division of Image Processing , Leiden University Medical Center

David Maresca
Assistant Professor of Imaging Physics, TU Delft

Lian van Amerongen
Innovation Manager, Medical Delta

Nathalie Moll
EFPIA

Ruben Wenselaar
Menzis

Marcel van Raaij
Dutch Ministry of Health

Nathalie Popken
Business Development Manager Zorginnovaties Erasmus MC

Blandine Hirtz
International Projects Responsible, Medicen Paris Region

Jeroen Maas
PhD MA MSc, Amsterdam Economic Board

Lara Koole
Director, Philips Health Technology Ventures

Koen Daamen
Head, Invest in Holland

Marit Vink
Project Manager, Invest in Holland

Arthur Franken
Gilde Healthcare

Stefan Braam
CEO, Ncardia

Gwendolynn Bos-Grootaers
Senior program manager Life Sciences & Health, ZonMw

Bart Haex
Business Creation Manager Belgium-The Netherlands, EIT Health

Pieter Van Gorp
Assistant Professor, TUE

Erik Jan van Lieshout
Internist-intensivist, Amsterdam University Medical Center

Freek Van Gerwen
Investment manager, CbusineZ

Carmen van Vilsteren
Chair, Top Sector Life Sciences & Health (LSH;Health~Holland)

Clemence Ross-van Dorp
Ambassador, New Opportunities for Top Sector Life Sciences & Health

Madelaine Holden
Innovation Activation Senior Manager, Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS

Lucas Fleuren
Amsterdam UMC

Abraham Klink
Member of the Board of Directors, Coöperatie VGZ & professor Healthcare and Labor Market, VU University

Edward van Wezel
Managing Partner, BGV

Nathalie Moll
Director General, EFPIA

Marcel Van Raaij
Director of Pharmaceutical Affairs and Medical Technology, Ministry of Health

Barbara Kathmann
Vice Mayor, Economics

2020 Sponsors & Partners

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Kempen

PROGRAMME SPONSOR AI:
• Smart Health Amsterdam

AWARD SPONSOR:
• AXON Science Based Lawyers

MEDIA SPONSOR:
• Biotech News & Life Sciences

HOST SPONSORS:
• Erasmus MC
• City of Rotterdam
• Life Sciences & Health 010

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Pivot Park
• Janssen

GOLD SPONSORS:
• PhoPharma Group

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Medical & Delta
• Kempen