Overview
Medical Device Technology Ghent (MedTeG) is a Ghent University initiative that connects and supports medical technology development within a local ecosystem. The organization has a strong network spanning the country and internationally to advance new medical device innovations.
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- Last week we welcomed almost 100 participants (onsite and online) to our last MedTeG Medical Device Seminar of the year During two days Researchers, clinicians, entrepreneurs, industry professionals, and innovation experts explored one central question: how do we successfully translate promising medical technology research into solutions that reach patients and create healthcare impact? On day one, Prof Pascal Verdonck opened the seminar and positioned the impact of initiatives like these within the medtech valorisation
- Congratulations to the OrthoLoader team for securing valorisation funding to bring their AI-Powered Platform for Biomechanics-Informed Hip Preservation Surgery closer to the clinical application. Led by Prof. Emmanuel Audenaert and Dr. Ide Van den Borre, OrthoLoader combines artificial intelligence, medical imaging, and computational biomechanics to provide patient-specific insights that can support decision-making in hip preservation surgery. MedTeG is proud to support the team throughout this valorisation journey, helping them to
- We're pleased to welcome Claire Verschelde, PhD, Founding & Managing Partner at ICOSA, to our speaker lineup. 👇 🎤 Claire is a European, French and Belgian Patent Attorney with a PhD in Immunology and more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property for life sciences. She advises startups, MedTech, diagnostics and biotechnology companies on patent strategy, freedom-to-operate, portfolio management, IP valuation, and due diligence. 💡 During the seminar, Claire will share insights into the role of intellectual property in
- Meet the Speakers | Medical Device Seminar Series 2026 📅 27-28 October 2026 | Ghent (Watt The Health) 🤝 Organized by MedTeG in collaboration with the NoBoCap Project 👥 Who? Experts from academia, healthcare, industry, regulatory affairs, reimbursement, intellectual property, and medtech entrepreneurship. 🎤 What? Two days of practical insights covering the full medical device development pathway: from laboratory innovation and clinical validation to regulatory approval, market access, reimbursement, and
- Congrats to the ThermoCaps team for securing €250,000 in IOF STarTT funding from Ghent University to accelerate the valorization of a novel technology for real-time temperature monitoring during medical laser procedures. Led by Prof. Anna M. Kaczmarek and Prof. Dr. Thomas Tailly, ThermoCaps addresses an important challenge in laser-based interventions: the inability to directly monitor tissue temperature during treatment. By enabling real-time temperature feedback, the technology aims to improve procedural safety and support more
- From Idea to Impact: Building the Quality Foundations for Successful MedTech Innovation For anyone looking to transform a promising idea into a successful medical technology, quality and regulatory considerations are often seen as hurdles. In reality, they are key enablers of successful valorisation. Yesterday, MedTeG welcomed >60 participants from 10 countries (onsite and online) for our hybrid QMS Day 2026, bringing together innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, quality professionals, and regulatory experts from across the
- Advancing innovation in sinus surgery We’re excited to share that the Frontal Leaf team has secured €482,312 in IOF StepStone funding from Ghent University to accelerate the development of a first-in-class resorbable drug-eluting implant designed to improve outcomes following advanced frontal sinus surgery. The 24-month project will advance the technology from a research-stage prototype towards an industrial proof-of-concept, creating the foundation for future clinical translation and potential spin-off creation. 🔬 Why it matters
- Speaker Announcement | QMS Day 2026 September 30th We're delighted to announce Jakob Roelandt as one of the expert speakers at QMS Day 2026, taking place on Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at WATT The Health in Ghent, as part of Ghent University's Medical Device Seminar Series 2026 in collaboration with Nobocap and MedTeG. Jakob Roelandt is CTO of XEOS, where he leads the R&D and clinical teams and oversees grants and intellectual property for the AURA 10 intraoperative imaging platform. An electrical engineer by training, he
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