4TU.Health Event: Bridging Health and Engineering

Technology is seen as a key part of the solution for the problems our healthcare system faces. This necessitates accelerating technological innovation in healthcare and better connecting the broad stakeholder landscape required for impactful solutions in daily care practice. The 4TU.Health event, organised by 4TU.Health Centre, on Thursday 28 May 2026 in Wageningen, brings together experts from the four technical universities, partners and other stakeholders to combine knowledge, experience and ideas. The event offers a unique opportunity to meet, connect and jointly develop a strategic agenda addressing the road towards a future where technology enables our healthcare system. The event is relevant for anyone active in technological healthcare innovation and seeking to contribute to structural solutions with societal impact.

Programme

The programme starts with a plenary opening in which 4TU.Health Chair Noortje Bax reflects on developments and achievements of the past six years and actively engages participants in the co-creation of the new strategy. From there, the programme branches out into a series of parallel sessions, each one opening a different doorway into the future of health and technology. Depending on participation and programme structure, some sessions will be held in Dutch and others in English. During a networking lunch, there will be space for informal exchange as well as interactive activities. The day concludes with a panel discussion in which stakeholders from different perspectives will help shape 4TU.Health’s future strategy. Based on insights from the sessions, key issues around implementation, collaboration and societal impact will be addressed, followed by a plenary wrap-up translating the main insights into concrete next steps.

• 09.30 - 10.00 | Registration and coffee
• 10.00 - 10.45 | Welcome & Introduction
• 11.00 - 12.30 | Parallel programme - Thematic sessions 1/4
• 12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch & activities
• 14.00 - 15.30 | Parallel programme - Thematic sessions 5/8
• 15.45 - 16.30 | Panel discussion
• 16.30 - 16.45 | Wrap-up & Closing words
• 16.45 - 17.30 | Informal drinks