Mounting Challenges for Europe Impose the Need for New Research and Innovation Strategies – How to Unlock the Under-used Potential of European Academia

Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS) workshop

Prof. Dr Nick Guldemond
Professor Healthcare and Public Health
Leiden University Medical Center

Nick Guldemond is a Professor healthcare and public health at Gdansk Medical University Poland and Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and hold degrees in medicine and electric engineering with a PhD from Maastricht University. He is an expert in the field of digital health, eHealth, and healthcare innovation. He is known for his work in advancing the use of technology, particularly digital and data-driven solutions, in healthcare to improve patient care, population health, and healthcare systems. He was the CEO and founder of the Medical Field Lab (early 2000) i.e. the first international example of a university hospital based ‘living lab’ dedicated to science, innovation and societal impact. Nick Guldemond has held various academic positions and has been involved in many research projects related to multiple disease areas, digital health and healthcare innovation. He has also been a speaker, panellist at numerous international conferences and forums. He is an advisor for many governments, WHO, the European Commission and industries across the globe.

The speaker

Prof. Dr Nick Guldemond, Professor Healthcare and Public Health at Leiden University Medical Center

Programme

13.30 – 14.00

Welcome coffee
14.00 – 14.10

Introduction by Prof. Claus Vögele, Head of IAS
14.10 – 15.30

“Mounting Challenges for Europe Impose the Need for New Research and Innovation Strategies – How to Unlock the Under-used Potential of European Academia” followed by Q&A
15.30 – 17.00

Coffee break and networking