Science Education & Innovation stories

Read stories from our Health & Technology community that bring you pioneering perspectives on the sustainability of our healthcare, inevitable transitions and the urgency for converging disciplines in our quest for solutions. In a dialogue about this extremely complex challenge, we invite you to co-create with us the future of healthcare.

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Flagship stories

Preserving, repairing and regenerating donor organs

The consultation room of the future: physical and digital

Helping young people with mental health problems earlier

Problem-free switching between different levels of knowledge

Accelerate the pace of innovation and application in bio-imaging and microscopy

Understanding why People have Different Disease Risks and Responses to Treatment

Measuring and Mitigating the Health Risks of Climate Change and Pollution | interview with Alina Rwei and Bing Thio

Treat osteoarthritis at an earlier stage and target personalized management

In-home Rehabilitation for All with Low-cost, User-friendly Technology

Tailored interventions for a healthier lifestyle

Projects & People

Healthcare at no cost to the environment

‘Self-portrait’ makes medical record understandable for children

Interview Ton van der Steen

Interview Elif Ozcan Vieira

Interview Wiro Niessen

Education

Convergence education – Interview Maarten Frens

Live monitoring at cell level during proton therapy

Towards transparent prioritisation of surgical patients in times of COVID-19

The Cloud Walker: a lightweight, user-driven exoskeleton for people with Spinal Cord Injuries