Health Innovation Day
Do you take health(care) innovation at heart? Then join the Health Innovation Day on October 9 in Leuven to gain insight into how KU Leuven and UZ Leuven, their partners and their respective networks and ecosystems are advancing innovation in health and healthcare.
Programme
Morning session (9:00-10:45)
09:00 Welcome - Paul Herijgers, CEO UZ Leuven
EUHA Innovation NW, chairs EUHA INN NW
09:20 EUHA innovation white paper
Thomas Gazlig, Charité, Berlin
Rafa Navajo, VHIR, Barcelona
09:40 Partnering with Capital: The Maudsley Living Lab Model for Clinical
Validation and Market Access
Danny Bosch - Maudsley Enterprise South London and Maudsley NHS
Foundation Trust, London
10:00 Innovation at work @ UZ Leuven & KU Leuven
Gert Van Assche, CMG UZ Leuven
Dominic De Groote, head Leuven Future Fund, KU Leuven R&D
Coffee break
11:15 Inspirational keynote
Herman Verrelst, serial entrepreneur investor, co-founder of Heran Partners
12:00-14:00
Lunch & pitching session & networking
Afternoon session (14:00 - 16:30)
14:00 EU health innovation initiatives
Sandra Gallina, director-general DG Santé
14:30 Panel discussion "What does impact of innovation mean in healthcare?"
Introduction - Johan Van Eldere, secretary-general EUHA
Panel discussion - moderated by Johan Van Eldere
Representative EUHA-member
Niklas Blomberg, executive director IHf
Sandra Gallina, director-general DG Santé
15:00 Leuven innovation platforms
Dominic De Groote et al. director Innovation Platforms KU Leuven Research
& Development
15:20 The Leuven ecosystem
Michael De Blauwe, managing director Bio-lncubator
15:40 Funding possibilities (locaI-regionaI-VC)
Province of Flemish Brabant - Jeroen Ampe, head of department
Biovia - Ann Van Gysel, CEC
Capricorn - Katrin Geyskens, CEO
16:10 Concluding remarks - Gert Van Assche
16:30-18:00
Reception & networking
Limited number of participants (max. 200 people)
Registration is free but mandatory. Please register before 25 September 2026.
Agenda Binnenkort
