Authors

Ymke is working as a data science professional in the Philips global data&AI Center of Excellence at Royal Philips with a current focus on data sharing and data&AI partnerships. Her mission is to connect the academic cutting edge technologies to the practical challenges in healthcare we are facing right now. Seeing data driven solutions actually […]

Georgiy joined MedTech Europe in 2021 as a Market Data Officer and he contributes to the market analysis carried out by the Market Data team. Georgiy is an International Relations scholar holding a Master’s degree in International and Diplomatic Relations from University of Bologna and he followed specialized courses at Johns Hopkins University, School of […]

Birgit Beger is the CEO of the European Heart Network (EHN), a Brussels-based alliance of foundations and associations dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke and supporting patients throughout Europe. A well-respected senior executive with 18+ years of EU public policy experience, with a focus on leading European Professional Associations (Medical Doctors, Lawyers). Birgit is a […]

Prof. Nick Guldemond holds medicine and electric engineering degrees and a PhD from Maastricht University. He is the CEO and founder of the Medical Field Lab which focuses on innovation and medical curriculum development. In 2017, he became Professor of healthcare and public health at Sechenov Medical University and Leiden University Medical Center in the […]

Catherine is a researcher at the Secretariat of the Heart Failure Policy Network (HFPN), based in London. HFPN is an independent, multidisciplinary network, working with stakeholders across Europe and beyond to drive progress in improving care and outcomes for the millions of people living with heart failure. Catherine joined the HFPN team in 2021, having […]

Dr. Boris Handorn specialises in comprehensive advice on medical devices law, drafting supply and quality assurance agreements in the Life Sciences sector and product liability law. In product liability law, he advises and represents companies on the coordination of recalls and communication with authorities, the defence of product liability claims and recovery of costs in […]

Since January 2022, Lisa Ann Hill has the honor to lead the Johnson & Johnson MedTech business in Spain. She assumed this responsibility after spending 17 years in the Johnson & Johnson Vision Care business, where she started as Marketing Manager for Iberia, followed by roles in regional marketing for EMEA, including that of Communications […]

Claire Wallace has over 30 years of experience in the life sciences, pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. She graduated as a microbiologist and began her career within the National Health Service (NHS) before joining Thermo Fisher Scientific in 1993. Since then, she has held leadership roles with increasing responsibility in quality, operations, marketing and sales. […]

Prof. Dr. med. Stephan Achenbach is the Chairman of the Department of Cardiology and Professor of Medicine at the University of Erlangen, Germany. The main clinical interests of Stephan Achenbach are Interventional Cardiology, General Cardiology as well as Cardiac Imaging. His research is focused on cardiac intervention and cardiac imaging, mainly computed tomography, with an […]

I’m working for Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, after having worked for the European Commission, learned societies, academic international organisations and patients. I focused on several key European issues such as personalised medicine, patient advocacy, data protection, health technology assessment, access to quality healthcare, eHealth/mHealth. I have a master cum laude […]

Boris Arendt leads the Data Protection team at BIOTRONIK, a leading provider of cardiovascular medical technology active in over 100 countries. He has more than 14 years of experience in data protection law and cybersecurity law.