1. Spectral Sensors: seeing the invisible  

Kaylee Hakkel, Operations Director of MantiSpectra  

Product quality and safety are paramount in the agriculture and food industries. However, currently, most companies rely on time-consuming, destructive, and often subjective methods to ensure that the standards are met. Spectral sensors have the power of a near-infrared laboratory on a chip, with a footprint of 1 mm squared, ultra-low power consumption, and they are suited for volume production. The sensor can be employed directly where needed: on the field by farmers, at the process line in factories, or along the whole production and logistics chain. Providing miniaturized spectroscopic solutions contributes to the development of sustainable and circular agri-food practices, improving the safety and quality of food products and reducing waste. Kaylee Hakkel, the operations director of MantiSpectra, will share her vision on how spectral sensors will revolutionize how we see the world around us. 

2. Using data science to create value added service 

Diana Mäkel, Innovation Lead Digital Services at Thermo Fisher Scientific  

Diana Mäkel is a physicist, an innovator and a mother. She loves combining data and technology to solve customer challenges. ThermoFisher Scientific provides analytical equipment, software and solutions for the Life Sciences, Material Sciences and Semiconductor industries. Her focus is on Value Added Services for Election Microscopes, from remote monitoring of these high tech systems to predictive services and consultancy to improve productivity. She is also a passionate promotor of diversity of all types, including age, gender and cultural background. 

3. Personalized medicine is the future that 3D printing can enable  

Jayeeta Sengupta, Ph.D. Program Manager & Senior Consultant at TNO, 3D Food and Pharma Printing

The current scenario of medical treatment is centered on the paradigm “one size fits all” where most patients receive identical drug treatments. However, one can imagine since every individual is different, this approach is not the best! Now imagine, if all of us can receive treatment tailored to our body and needs - resulting in very few side effects and optimum treatment efficacy. Personalized medicine is about tailoring of medical treatment to move towards a system of predictive, preventive, and precision care based on an individual patient’s needs. At TNO we are using 3D printing technology to create personalized medicine and thus revolutionize the healthcare system. 

4. Targeting the Undruggable: Using molecular glues against cancer and beyond  

Loes Stevers, Sr. Scientist Biochemistry at Ambagon Therapeutics   

Ambagon Therapeutics is on a mission to tackle untreated diseases by developing a new class of medicines. One of the biggest hurdles in drug development is the difficulty of targeting disordered proteins that are key players in pathogenesis of many diseases. By stabilizing the naturally occurring interaction between these conventionally undruggable proteins and a scaffold protein with molecular “glues”, Ambagon aims to treat diseases that currently lack a cure and help patients lead longer, healthier lives. 

5. Choices And Challenges For The Development Of Wearable Medical Devices  

Shavini Stuart, PhD. System Integrator, Wearables at Holst Centre, TNO

There is a clear demand for out of hospital diagnostics and monitoring for improved patient care pathways; from cardiological disease to non-healing chronic wounds. Wearable device design and incorporation of a growing sensor portfolio must match user requirements, within a more mobile, longer duration home-setting. The combination of materials, electronics and human considerations within the development of wearable devices, provides increased choices within design but also challenges for specific applications.  These challenges are currently the bottleneck’s of clinical acceptance for the use of wearable devices but hopefully not for long.

6. Panel: Navigating the Intersection of Deep Tech and Social Responsibility in Venture Building 

From left to right: Esther Peeks (HighTechXL), Anitha (Senergetics), Valentina Litovchenko (Mikron.X), Ceyda Elbasioglu Özbay (Infitiv).

Are you ready to be inspired by a group of incredible women who are making waves in the world of deep-tech entrepreneurship? Esther Peeks, a Team Dynamics Coach and HR Manager at HighTechXL, is leading a panel discussion featuring three female co-founders of deep-tech startups. Get ready to hear their personal journeys, motivations, and the societal challenges they are solving through their ventures. Anitha, the CTO of Senergetics, will be sharing how her company offers continuous monitoring for companies in process industries. Valentina Litovchenko, co-founder of Mikron.X, will be discussing her innovative coating that protects wind turbine blades from harsh weather conditions. Ceyda Elbasioglu Özbay, co-founder of Infitiv, will be sharing how her startup is focused on reducing food loss and protecting the environment with crop sensors.

This is your chance to be a part of the conversation and learn how these women are making a positive impact in their communities through deep-tech entrepreneurship.