Authors

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.

Virginie Delage is the Patient Engagement Manager for the Cardiac Rhythm Management & Cardiovascular Diagnostics & Services businesses of Medtronic in Western Europe. She has been working in healthcare for over 20 years and held various clinical, sales and marketing positions in both pharma and medtech. She is passionate about advancing patient engagement in medtech […]

Naveed Khan is a Director of Commercial and Business Development – Digital Health at BIOTRONIK and has been with the company for 4 years where he has led several innovation initiatives around remote patient monitoring. Naveed is currently supporting the senior leadership team to shape and execute strategic initiatives as part of BIOTRONIK’s Digital Health […]

Steven Vandeput holds a master degree in Electrical Engineering and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering, both at KU Leuven. After his research activities, he held several positions within the university, ranging from project manager of multidisciplinary R&D projects towards research manager and innovation manager being responsible for all industry interactions and tech transfer activities related […]

Martyna Giedrojc is Director International Public Affairs and Professionals Relations Europe at Cepheid. Prior to her current role she has been working for London-based Public Affairs consultancies and advised clients on health policy issues. She is passionate about the societal value of medical technologies, digital health and innovation. Martyna has almost a decade of relevant […]

Johanna Engelage is currently Team Leader of Marketing Urinalysis at Sysmex Europe GmbH. With a focus on innovative diagnostic solutions in EMEA, she works on changing the game in the urinalysis field and to bring more awareness to the importance of urinalysis testing and the impact it has on clinical decision-making. Antimicrobial resistance has been a spotlight […]