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About DIH-HERO (Digital Innovation Hubs for Healthcare Robotics)

DIH-HERO is an independent platform that connects Digital Innovation Hubs across Europe to create a sustainable network for all those who are active in the healthcare robotics sector. Imperial College London is a core partner and the coordinator of the DIH-HERO UK hub. The project aims to foster innovation in healthcare robotics by connecting SMEs with service providers, including universities, hospitals, business development units, manufacturers, regulators, and policymakers.

Programme

The DIH-HERO Knowledge Conference is a two-day event, where experts will provide insight into topics such as funding for SMEs, standards and certification, state-of-the-art technologies in healthcare robotics, and success stories.

Day 1 (May 19th, 2021)

* Sessions are in British Summer Time – BST

08:00 – 08:15

Welcome & introductory address

08:15 – 10:15

Medical Robotics

Lead: Zbigniew Nawrat – Cardiac Surgery Development Foundation
Experiences, achievements, and outlook from inventors, producers, and users of robots for healthcare.

  • Konrad Karcz – LMU Munich
  • Bartłomiej Stańczyk – ACCREA Engineering
  • Michael Mikulski – EgzoTech
  • Krzysztof Cygoń – Technomex
  • Arianna Menciassi and Selene Tognarelli – Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna 

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 11:30

Acceptance of Robotics in healthcare

Peter Wolf – ETH Zürich

11:30 – 12:30

Break & Matchmaking

12:30 – 13:15

Funding opportunities for healthcare robotics within DIH-HERO and beyond

Maren Bödding – Project Manager DIH-HERO, Maria Luisa Carosso – EU Grants Advisor, University of Twente

Financial support for healthcare robotics within DIH-HERO and the Horizon Europe Programme.

13:15 – 14:45

Funding & startup incubators

Lead: Birgitte Østergård Sørensen – Danish Technological Institute
Overview of national EU-offices services and European incubator hubs for startups and SMEs.

  • Sven De Cleyn – imec.istart Fund
  • Lars Lünenburger – Hocoma
  • Marianna Recchia – Tonus Tech
  • Julie Dalsgard – Lifeline Robotics
  • Mathias Flindt – DTI/Odense Robotics Start-up Hub

15:00  – 16:30

Horizon 2020 – Healthcare robotics

Lead: Kosta Jovanovic – Belgrade School of Electrical Engineering (ETF)

  • Robotics4EU: Robotics with and for Society – Boosting Widespread Adoption of Robotics in Europe
    • Roger A. Søraa – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)  
  • FAROS: Functionally Accurate Robotic Surgery 
    • Emmanuel Vander Poorten – KU Lueven 
  • ARTERY: Autonomous Robotics for Transcatheter dEliveRy sYstems 
    • Emiliano Votta – Polytechnic University of Milan
  • TRACEBOT: Tracable Robotic Handling of Sterile Medical Products 
    • Carl-Helmut Coulon – INVITE GmbH
  • Ergo-Lean: Rethinking Human Ergonomics in Lean Manufacturing and Service Industry
    • Arash Ajoudani – Italian Institute of Technology (IIT) 

16:35 – 16:40

Closing remarks

Day 2 (May 20th, 2021)

* Sessions are in British Summer Time – BST

08:00 – 09:45

Certification & standards

Lead: Thierry Keller – TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Spain
Activities within DIH-HERO, security and safety for healthcare robotics, inconsistencies in standards
for personal care/rehabilitation robots, and discussion about further needs on these topics.

  • Theo Jacobs – Fraunhofer (IPA), Germany 
  • Gerdienke Prange – Roessingh Research & Development, Netherlands  
  • Eduard Fosch –  Leiden University, Netherlands  
  • Anthony Remazeilles – TECNALIA Research & Innovation, Spain 
  • Jan Veneman – Hocoma AG, Switzerland 

09:45 – 10:00

Break

10:00 – 11:30

Technology & test environments

Lead: Armin Schäfer – Fraunhofer (IPA)
An introduction to typical and necessary technologies for medical robotics.

  • Stamatia Giannarou – Imperial College London
  • Kasper Camillus Jeppesen – Danish Technological Institute
  • Christopher Schlenk – German Aerospace Center (DLR)
  • Arianna Menciassi – Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
  • Michele Xiloyannis – ETH Zürich 
  • Brecht Vermeulen – IMEC

11:30 – 13:00

Break & Matchmaking

13:00 – 14:30

Success stories

Lead: Kosta Jovanovic – University of Belgrade
An overview of how European companies respond to emerging healthcare challenges with the support of DIH-HERO.

  • Blue Ocean Robotics
  • Voxdale
  • ROPCA Holding 
  • BEC GmbH
  • mBrainTrain
  • PAL Robotics
  • Halodi Robotics

14:30 – 14:45

Break

14:45 – 15:15

EU Topic Group: Future roadmap for healthcare robotics

15:30 – 15:45

Closing remarks
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