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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
• BartÅ‚omiej StaÅ„czyk – ACCREA Engineering
• Michael Mikulski – EgzoTech
• Krzysztof CygoÅ„ – Technomex
• Arianna Menciassi and Selene Tognarelli – Scuola Superiore Sant’AnnaÌý

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 theÌýHorizon 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

15:00Ìý – 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.ÌýSøraa – Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Ìý
• FAROS: Functionally Accurate Robotic SurgeryÌý
  • Emmanuel VanderÌýPoorten – KU LuevenÌý
• ARTERY: Autonomous Robotics for TranscatheterÌýdEliveRyÌýsYstemsÌý
  • Emiliano Votta – Polytechnic University of Milan
• TRACEBOT:ÌýTracableÌýRobotic Handling of Sterile Medical ProductsÌý
  • Carl-Helmut Coulon – INVITE GmbH
• Ergo-Lean: Rethinking Human Ergonomics in Lean Manufacturing and Service Industry
  • ArashÌýAjoudani – Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)Ìý

16:35 – 16:40

Closing remarks

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), GermanyÌý
• Gerdienke Prange – Roessingh Research & Development, NetherlandsÌýÌý
• Eduard Fosch –Ìý Leiden University, NetherlandsÌýÌý
• AnthonyÌýRemazeillesÌý– TECNALIA Research & Innovation, SpainÌý
• Jan Veneman – Hocoma AG, SwitzerlandÌý

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 – 911½ñÈÕºÚÁÏ
• Kasper Camillus Jeppesen – Danish Technological Institute
• Christopher Schlenk – German Aerospace Center (DLR)
• Arianna Menciassi – Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
• Michele Xiloyannis – ETH ZürichÌý
• Brecht Vermeulen –ÌýIMEC

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 HoldingÌý
• 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