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The Universities of Technology prepare (young) professionals for a career in the development and application of medical technology in healthcare. They bridge the gap between technology and healthcare, contributing to innovation and collaboration.

By combining ultrasound, photoacoustics, and imaging, Richard Lopata brings medical technologies from concept to clinical practice.

Willem Linders received some bad news in September 2024: pancreatic cancer. His illness is incurable. Nevertheless, the 66-year-old from Geldrop decided not only to be a patient but also to contribute to scientific research.

FORESIGHT consortium stimulates molecular imaging in the development of new immunotherapy drugs and the matching of existing drugs with patients.

On March 8th, International Women's Day, attention is drawn to gender inequalities. The University of Twente contributes to this effort by launching the minor ''Technology for Women's Health in a Life Span Perspective''.

Due to capacity problems, about 600 babies have to be moved to another Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) every year. By deploying NICU nurses flexibly, the number of neonatal transports can potentially be reduced by 70%.

Cooperation between TU Delft Digital Ethics Centre (The Netherlands) and WHO becomes official with accreditation on 6 March

When people with cardiovascular diseases – in addition to their medication – eat according to the Schijf van Vijf and exercise for twenty minutes daily, they have a lower risk of a second heart attack.

Researchers at the TechMed Centre of the University of Twente and Radboud University Medical Center have removed blood clots with wireless magnetic robots.

The SPICE (super-charged immune cells) project will study the role of special oxygen carriers in the cell: perfluorocarbons. They will test if these particles can support cells with low-oxygen environments, like tumours or areas with infections.

Researchers from the University of Twente have developed a new analysis method to rapidly study millions of individual cells and the proteins they secrete to form tissues.

Universities, engineers and companies will work together on the development of a biohybrid kidney that can (partially) take over the functions of a natural kidney in patients with kidney failure.

Pressure on ambulance staff and healthcare providers is increasing as ambulances have to be dispatched more often, and sometimes unnecessarily. A prehospital consultation triage tool can help them determine when treatment is urgent.

Professionalism, collegiality and solidarity were at the forefront during the Medical Imaging Symposium on Wednesday 15 January at the University of Twente.

The Medical Device Regulation (MDR) has been in force since 2021, which has important consequences for everyone working on healthcare innovations. The MDR working group supports and relieves researchers in the application of the MDR legislation.